def METHOD_NAME(self, host, port):
    drum_path = get_config('DRUMPATH')
    cmd_path = os.path.join(drum_path, 'bin', 'trips-drum')
    options = ['-nouser']
    if host:
        options += ['-host', host]
    if port:
        options += ['-port', str(port)]
    cmd = [cmd_path] + options
    # The os.setsid() is passed in the argument preexec_fn so
    # it's run after the fork() and before  exec() to run the shell.
    # Uncomment the stdout line to supress printing to stdout
    drum_proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd,
                                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                                 preexec_fn=os.setsid)
    # TODO: Here we could monitor the stdout and wait for the "Ready" line
    time.sleep(20)
    return drum_proc