In this chapter we present IceGrid, an important service for building robust Ice applications.
Section 38.3 introduces the IceGrid architecture and its core concepts.
Section 38.4 describes a sample IceGrid application that we improve incrementally in
Section 38.5. The subject of
Section 38.6 is well-known objects, which are a convenient way to decouple clients and servers.
Core IceGrid features such as templates, IceBox integration, object adapter replication, load balancing, resource allocation, and registry replication are covered in individual sections from
Section 38.7 through
Section 38.12.
In Section 38.13 we learn how IceGrid automates the distribution of server executables. Using administrative sessions is the subject of
Section 38.14, while
Section 38.15 gives instructions on integrating a Glacier2 router into an application.
Section 38.16 discusses how to use an SQL database to store IceGrid’s persistent state.
Section 38.17 is a reference for the descriptors that define an IceGrid application.
Section 38.18 describes the semantics of variables and parameters in descriptors, and property sets are discussed in
Section 38.19.
The convenient features that IceGrid supports for XML files are the focus of Section 38.20.
Section 38.21 through
Section 38.24 address the usage and administration of IceGrid servers.
Section 38.25 explains the details of server activation, while
Section 38.26 provides troubleshooting advice.
