*/
    private boolean isWitnessServiceAvailable(InetAddress address) {
        // RPC endpoint mapper port and connection timeout
        final int RPC_ENDPOINT_PORT = 135;
        final int RPC_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS = 5000;

        try (Socket socket = new Socket()) {
            socket.connect(new InetSocketAddress(address, RPC_ENDPOINT_PORT), RPC_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS);