def METHOD_NAME(args):
    if actor.actor_system_already_running():
        raise exceptions.BenchmarkError("An actor system appears to be already running.")
    actor.bootstrap_actor_system(local_ip=args.node_ip, coordinator_ip=args.coordinator_ip)
    console.info("Successfully started actor system on node [%s] with coordinator node IP [%s]." % (args.node_ip, args.coordinator_ip))