Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Introduction and Roadmap

• Document Scope and Audience
• Guide to this Document
• Related Documentation
• Samples and Tutorials
  • Avitek Medical Records Application (MedRec) and Tutorials
  • Examples in the WebLogic Server Distribution
• New and Changed Features in This Release

2 Understanding WebLogic RMI

• What is WebLogic RMI?
• Features of WebLogic RMI

3 WebLogic RMI Features

• WebLogic RMI Overview
• WebLogic RMI Security Support
• WebLogic RMI Transaction Support
• Failover and Load Balancing RMI Objects
  • Clustered RMI Applications
  • Load Balancing RMI Objects
  • Parameter-Based Routing for Clustered Objects
    • Custom Call Routing and Collocation Optimization
• Creating Pinned Services
• Dynamic Proxies in RMI
• Using the RMI Timeout

4 Using the WebLogic RMI Compiler

• Overview of the WebLogic RMI Compiler
• WebLogic RMI Compiler Features
  • Hot Code Generation
  • Proxy Generation
  • Additional WebLogic RMI Compiler Features
• WebLogic RMI Compiler Options
  • Non-Replicated Stub Generation
  • Using Persistent Compiler Options

5 Using WebLogic RMI with T3 Protocol

• RMI Communication in WebLogic Server
• Determining Connection Availability

6 How to Implement WebLogic RMI

• Procedures for Implementing WebLogic RMI
  • Creating Classes That Can Be Invoked Remotely
    • Step 1. Write a Remote Interface
    • Step 2. Implement the Remote Interface
    • Step 3. Compile the Java Class
    • Step 4. Compile the Implementation Class with RMI Compiler
    • Step 5: Write Code That Invokes Remote Methods
  • Hello Code Sample

7 Using RMI over IIOP

• What is RMI over IIOP?
• Overview of WebLogic RMI-IIOP
  • Support for RMI-IIOP with RMI (Java) Clients
  • Support for RMI-IIOP with Tuxedo Client
  • Support for RMI-IIOP with CORBA/IDL Clients
• Protocol Compatibility
  • Server-to-Server Interoperability
  • Client-to-Server Interoperability

8 Configuring WebLogic Server for RMI-IIOP

• Set the Listening Address
• Setting Network Channel Addresses
  • Considerations for Proxys and Firewalls
    • Considerations for Clients with Multiple Connections
• Using a IIOPS Thin Client Proxy
• Using RMI-IIOP with SSL and a Java Client
• Accessing WebLogic Server Objects from a CORBA Client through Delegation
  • Overview of Delegation
  • Example of Delegation
• Configuring CSIv2 authentication
• Using RMI over IIOP with a Hardware Load Balancer
• Limitations of WebLogic RMI-IIOP
  • Limitations Using RMI-IIOP on the Client
  • Limitations Developing Java IDL Clients
  • Limitations of Passing Objects by Value
• Propagating Client Identity

9 Best Practices for Application Design

• Use java.rmi
• Use PortableRemoteObject
• Use WebLogic Work Areas
• How to Handle Changes in Security Context
• Guidelines on Using the RMI Timeout

A CORBA Support for WebLogic Server

• Specification References
• Supported Specification Details
• Tools