[omniORB] Choosing specific end-points

[Wernke zur Borg]

I do not believe you can switch endpoints at runtime, although I would love
to hear a different statement.

My solution for the very same problem is a server process that listens on a
corbaloc URI and then spawns a new process for each client. Each client
process is started with the appropriate endpoint setting that is valid for
that client.

This scheme requires that each client identifies himself during the initial
connection. For example, you could design your IDL such that the client has
to specify his IP address from which you can derive the correct endpoint to
serve the client.

Although initially intended I have not found a way to intercept the incoming
message for the client's IP, which would have been the ideal solution.

Wernke


> -----Original Message-----
> From: omniorb-list-bounces at omniorb-support.com 
> [mailto:omniorb-list-bounces at omniorb-support.com] On Behalf 
> Of Vladislav Vrtunski
> Sent: 01 April 2005 16:29
> To: omniorb-list at omniorb-support.com
> Subject: [omniORB] Choosing specific end-points
> 
> Hello,
> 
> We are using omniORB to build server that needs to be fail safe. Our 
> clients are connected with servants via references with two 
> end-points. 
> Each end-point has its own tcp/ip connection. The reason why we are 
> using such references is redundant network architecture (two LAN 
> adapters on each computer, two independent switches), i.e. 
> two LANs : A 
> and B. One end-point within the reference is used to reach the server 
> over network A, while the other one is used to reach the server over 
> network B.
> 
> Question:
> Is it possible to manage and choose specific end-point within the 
> reference which will be used for further remote calls? As we know, 
> omniORB automatically manages these end-points without our influence. 
> What we need is a way to programmatically force omniORB to switch 
> end-points.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> -- 
> Vladislav Vrtunski
> DMS Group
> Serbia & Montenegro
> 
> 
> 
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