diff --git a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/LocStor.php b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/LocStor.php
index 2ad3c4085..1555bafe1 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/LocStor.php
+++ b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/LocStor.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: tomas $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.37 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.38 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/LocStor.php,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -662,5 +662,17 @@ class LocStor extends BasicStor{
         return FALSE;
     }
 
+    /*===================================================== auxiliary methods */
+    /**
+     *  Dummy method - only returns livesupport version
+     *
+     *  @return string
+     */
+    function getVersion()
+    {
+        //return $this->config['version'];
+        return LS_VERSION;
+    }
+
 }
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/conf.php b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/conf.php
index 4deb33672..24529db9e 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/conf.php
+++ b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/conf.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: tomas $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.17 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.18 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/conf.php,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
  *  storageServer configuration file
  */
 
+define('LS_VERSION', '0.9');
+
 /**
  *  configuration structure:
  *
diff --git a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/XR_LocStor.php b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/XR_LocStor.php
index eb961767b..f08637dba 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/XR_LocStor.php
+++ b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/XR_LocStor.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: tomas $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.15 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.16 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/XR_LocStor.php,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -36,6 +36,49 @@ require_once '../../../storageServer/var/LocStor.php';
  */
 class XR_LocStor extends LocStor{
 
+    /* ----------------------------------------------------------- getVersion */
+    /**
+     *  Dummy method - only returns livesupport version
+     *
+     *  The XML-RPC name of this method is "locstor.getVersion".
+     *
+     *  Input parameters: XML-RPC struct with no fields.
+     *
+     *  On success, returns a XML-RPC struct with the following fields:
+     *  <ul>
+     *      <li> version :  string </li>
+     *  </ul>
+     *
+     *  On errors, returns an XML-RPC error response.
+     *  The possible error codes and error message are:
+     *  <ul>
+     *      <li> 3    -  Incorrect parameters passed to method:
+     *                      Wanted ... , got ... at param </li>
+     *      <li> 801  -  wrong 1st parameter, struct expected.</li>
+     *      <li> 805  -  xr_getVersion:
+     *                      &lt;message from lower layer&gt; </li>
+     *  </ul>
+     *
+     *  @param input XMLRPC struct
+     *  @return XMLRPC struct
+     *  @see Subjects::getVersion
+     */
+    function xr_getVersion($input)
+    {
+        list($ok, $r) = $this->_xr_getPars($input);
+        if(!$ok) return $r;
+        $res = $this->getVersion();
+        if(PEAR::isError($res)){
+            return new XML_RPC_Response(0, 805,
+                "xr_getVersion: ".$res->getMessage().
+                " ".$res->getUserInfo()
+            );
+        }
+        return new XML_RPC_Response(
+            XML_RPC_encode(array('version'=>$res))
+        );
+    }
+
     /* ------------------------------------------------------- authentication */
     /**
      *  Checks the login name and password of the user and return
diff --git a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xrLocStor.php b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xrLocStor.php
index 60bab0bf9..e6f4a313b 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xrLocStor.php
+++ b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xrLocStor.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: tomas $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.22 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.23 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xrLocStor.php,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ $locStor = &new XR_LocStor($dbc, $config);
 $methods = array(
     'test'                    => 'Tests toupper and checks sessid, params: '.
                                   'teststring, sessid.',
+    'getVersion'              => 'Dummy function for connection testing.',
     'authenticate'            => 'Checks authentication.',
     'login'                   => 'Login to storage.',
     'logout'                  => 'Logout from storage.',
diff --git a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xr_cli_test.php b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xr_cli_test.php
index 45508b548..29de43a53 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xr_cli_test.php
+++ b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xr_cli_test.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: tomas $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.6 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.7 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xr_cli_test.php,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ $infos = array(
     "methodSignature"   => array('m'=>"system.methodSignature", 'p'=>0),
     "test"              =>
         array('m'=>"locstor.test", 'p'=>array('sessid', 'teststring')),
+    "getVersion"      => array('m'=>"locstor.getVersion",
+        'p'=>array(), 'r'=>'version'),
     "authenticate"      => array('m'=>"locstor.authenticate",
         'p'=>array('login', 'pass'), 'r'=>'authenticate'),
     "login"             => array('m'=>"locstor.login",