Understanding DCE is a technical and conceptual overview of OSF's Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) for programmers, technical managers, and marketing and sales people. Unlike many O'Reilly &amp; Associates books, Understanding DCE has no hands-on programming elements. Instead, the book focuses on how DCE can be used to accomplish typical programming tasks and provides explanations to help the reader understand all the parts of DCE.Contents include:
<ul>
<li>Purpose and goals of the Distributed Computing Environment.</li>
<li>Definition of a cell.</li>
<li>Distributing applications using RPC.</li>
<li>Improving program performance using threads.</li>
<li>Protecting resources using the security service.</li>
<li>Locating network resources using the directory (name) service.</li>
<li>Synchronizing network time using the time service.</li>
<li>Sharing and replicating files through the distributed file system.</li>
<li>Design and implementation considerations in writing distributed applications.</li>
<li>Getting started as a DCE administrator.</li>
<li>Determining your cell's boundaries.</li>
<li>Initial choices in configuration and administrative responsibilities.</li>
<li>Scenarios for security policies.</li>
<li>Considerations for breaking up or replicating services across multiple hosts.</li>
<li>Sample DCE application.</li>
<li>Answers to commonly asked DCE questions.</li>
<li>Finding an external time provider.</li>
<li>Registering a cell's DNS or X.500 address.</li>
</ul>

Understanding DCE

Computers & Technology

Kenney, David

Rosenberry, Ward

Fisher, Gerry

Programming

O'Reilly Media

"Microsoft RPC interoperates with DCE RPC"...that's what you hear in the trade press. But how far does "interoperability" go? What can you really accomplish with the compatibilities between Microsoft platforms and DCE?Distributing Applications Across DCE and Windows NT from O'Reilly &amp; Associates provides the answer. It proves that applications can indeed cross platform boundaries, and shows how to do it. The book gives steps for writing a simple, portable application and lists the complete differences between RPC support in the two environments. The programming examples share data processing across UNIX systems hosting DCE, workstations or PCs hosting Windows NT, and PCs hosting MS-DOS with or without 16-bit Windows.The book also has material for decision-makers and site administrators. Its first chapter discusses general industry problems and compares the distributed access offered by DCE/Microsoft RPC with other common solutions. Site administrators will benefit from another chapter showing how to set up configuration files to handle cross-environment applications.Topics include:
<ul>
<li>Building Bridges.</li>
<li>Developing a Cross-Environment Application.</li>
<li>Writing Interface Definitions.</li>
<li>Administration.</li>
<li>Writing a Client.</li>
<li>Writing a Server. </li>
<li>A Remodeling Handbook for Local Applications.</li>
</ul>

Distributing Applications Across DCE and Windows NT

Teague, Jim

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is the glue that holds together MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, and Windows NT. It is a client-server technology -- a way of making programs on two different systems work together like one. The advantage of RPC over other distributing programming techniques is that you can link two systems together using simple C calls, as in a single-system program.The most common use for client-server is to combine the graphical display capabilities of a desk-top PC with the database and number-crunching power of a large central system. But peer-to-peer programs can run equally well.Like many aspects of Microsoft programming, RPC forms a small world of its own, with conventions and terms that can be confusing. But once you understand the purpose behind each feature, programming with RPC is not difficult. This book lays out the concepts and the programming tasks so that you can use this powerful API.Microsoft RPC is a new technology based on the RPC used in the Distributed Computing Environment (DCE). This book builds on O'Reilly's successful DCE series. It provides a solid foundation for programmers learning to use Microsoft RPC, including:
<ul>
<li> Controlling communications through the Microsoft Interface Definition Languages (MIDL) and the Attribute Configuration File (ACF)The book contains:</li>
<li> How the server advertises itself</li>
<li> How a client chooses a server (binding)</li>
<li> Types of pointers and arrays</li>
<li> Memory management</li>
<li> Administration tasks for an RPC server</li>
</ul>This edition covers version 2.0 of Microsoft RPC. Four complete examples are included.

Microsoft RPC Programming Guide (Nutshell Handbooks)

Shirley, John

Networking & Cloud Computing

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