Description

The Server Information Manager (SIM) provides a location service to HOSS programs. It is the only HOSS program with a predetermined port number - TCP 3579. Port numbers for other HOSS programs must be retrieved through a call to the SIM for the port(s) corresponding to a given service.

Documentation

• SIM Programmer's Guide scheduled for release late June 1997
• SIM Reference Guide scheduled for release late June 1997
  

Software Releases

Current release: SIM-2.0.2 [1997.06.04]

Software requirements:
base component: H-4.0.0+
extensions: none
documentation: HDC-4.0.0+.
Distributions:

SIM-2.0.2 source (12K)
SIM-2.0.2 prebuilt for Sparc/Solaris 2.4 (40K)


Scheduled next release: none

Change log:

SIM-2.0.2 [1997.06.04] - improved install targets - uses HOSSstandard Makefiles
SIM-2.0.1 [1997.01.22] - cleaned up distribution
SIM-2.0.0 [1996.08.26] - initial release

Installation Instructions

To install the SIM, follow the generic installation directions found on the general HOSS software information page. Symbolic links to the distribution directory and include directory are made by automatically when building the "install" target.

Problems

This section contains a list of known bugs, problems, and missing features. If you would like to report a bug, mail hadmin@csdl.tamu.edu.

The problems listed here refer to the current version of the SIM, 2.0.2 [1997.06.04].

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