[Linux-ha-dev] Re: [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Re: draft of updated GRITSnote]]

[David Brower]

Chris Wright wrote:
> 
> > > Just use SunRPC.  XDR gives you completely standard, portable
> > > marshalling for your data structures, and has the advantage
> > that you can
> > > run XDR independently of the RPC code if you want to, so
> > that you can
> > > use the same marshalling code for sending fencing commands
> > over SCSI if
> > > you really want to.
> >
> > Except I don't believe that there is a SunRPC implementation for NT.
> >
> > The RPC code from OSF is available seperate from DCE. You do
> > not need a
> > DCE implementation to take advantage of it. It also has the
> > advantage of
> > running on most of the major OS's as both free and commercial
> > software.
> 
> I know there used to be...the company I worked for a few years ago used it.
> A quick search brought up the site
> http://www.plt.rwth-aachen.de/ks/english/oncrpc.html
> where it looks like you can still download it.  I haven't had to deal with
> it in a while, but as far as I know it is available and works ;-)

ONC RPC is the Sun RPC, not the OSF RPC.  This is a point
for Stephen's argument.

-dB