static @NotNull EOFException createEOFException(final @NotNull HostAndPort address,
      final @NotNull Exception cause) {
    final EOFException exception = new EOFException("Locator at " + address
        + " did not respond. This is normal if the locator was shutdown. If it wasn't check its log for exceptions.");
    exception.initCause(cause);
    return exception;
  }
Send a request to a Locator

@param address The locator's address
@param request The request message
@param timeout Timeout for sending the message and receiving a reply
@param replyExpected Whether to wait for a reply
@return The reply, or null if no reply is expected. This may also return a null
        if we're unable to form a connection to the TcpServer before the given timeout elapses
@throws ClassNotFoundException if the deserializer throws this exception
@throws IOException if there is a problem interacting with the server
geode-tcp-server/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/distributed/internal/tcpserver/TcpClient.java