1. rabbitmqctl status:
.....
2. Server logs show something like this:
=INFO REPORT==== 18-Sep-2018::14:45:46 ===
Server startup complete; 6 plugins started.
* rabbitmq_management
* rabbitmq_web_dispatch
* webmachine
* mochiweb
* rabbitmq_management_agent
* amqp_client
=INFO REPORT==== 18-Sep-2018::14:47:48 ===
Plugins changed; enabled [], disabled []
=INFO REPORT==== 18-Sep-2018::14:48:08 ===
accepting AMQP connection <0.1516.0> (AF-SERVER-IP:53536 -> AF-SERVER-IP:5672)
=INFO REPORT==== 18-Sep-2018::14:48:09 ===
closing AMQP connection <0.1516.0> (AF-SERVER-IP:53536 -> AF-SERVER-IP:5672)
=INFO REPORT==== 18-Sep-2018::14:52:21 ===
=INFO REPORT==== 18-Sep-2018::14:52:21 ===
=INFO REPORT==== 18-Sep-2018::14:54:42 ===
=INFO REPORT==== 18-Sep-2018::14:54:42 ===
=INFO REPORT==== 18-Sep-2018::14:55:29 ===
accepting AMQP connection <0.5187.0> (AF-SERVER-IP:53538 -> AF-SERVER-IP:5672)
=INFO REPORT==== 18-Sep-2018::14:55:30 ===
closing AMQP connection <0.5187.0> (AF-SERVER-IP:53538 -> AF-SERVER-IP:5672)
3. Telnet from worker to server on port 5672 works