ServiceStack Redis: given an arbitrary connection string, how do I test for connectivity to a Redis Cache server?

Question

I would like to know given an arbitrary connection string, how do I test if the connection to a Redis Server is established. Thanks!

Answer 1

Just run a command in a new client like PING, e.g:

try
{
    using (var redis = new RedisClient(connectionString))
    {
        var connected = redis.Ping();
    }
} 
catch (Exception ex) 
{
    //connection failed
}