IceCool RMI Over SOAP FAQ

1. What is RMI?
2. What is SOAP?
3. What is EJB?
4. How do I install IceCool RMI over SOAP?
5. What Operating systems does it run on?
6. What is XML Schema?
7. How can I use IceCool RMI over SOAP with existing applications?
8. Does it always have to use Java Serialization?

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1. What is RMI?

RMI stands for Remote Method Invocation - a mechanism for invoking operations on objects residing on remote machines.

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2. What is SOAP?

SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is a W3C draft that defines a transport protocol based on XML content.

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3.What is EJB??

EJB (Enterprise Java Beans) is a new Java server-side component model that is middleware-neutral.

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4.How do I install IceCool RMI over SOAP?

Please follow the instructions in the readme.txt file that is part of the downloaded software or check this link

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5.What Operating systems does it run on?

Since it is written in 100% Pure Java, it should run on all platforms which support JVMs and have JDK 1.2 or higher.

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6. What is XML Schema?

XML Schema is a W3C proposed specification used to define metadata and constraints enforceable on the XML content.

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7.How can I use IceCool RMI over SOAP with existing applications?

With a recompilation of the classes implementing Remote interfaces, they should work fine. But, the objects will be sent using Java Serialization.

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8.Does it always have to use Java Serialization?

The default encoding for parameter objects uses Java Serialization. But, new instances that implement the XmlExternalizable interface will use XML encoding and will be more efficient.

 
 

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