Chapter 11. Creating Distributed Applications with RMI

by Malcolm Garland

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Introduction to RMI

• When to Use RMI

• RMI Compiler

• Writing RMI Code

• Performance Issues

• WebLogic RMI Registry

• WebLogic RMI API

• WebLogic RMI Best Practices

This chapter discusses WebLogic Server's implementation of JavaSoft's Remote Method Invocation (RMI) and RMI over Internet Interop Orb Protocol (RMI-IIOP) API(s). The RMI paradigm enables Java developers to implement method calls on objects that live on remote servers. This ability to make remote method calls is the basis of distributed computing; that is, applications using the services (methods) of components that live across networks. WebLogic Server's implementation of RMI contains enhancements that provide an efficient and effective tool to employ in distributed computing. This chapter discusses WebLogic Server's enhancements to the generic RMI and how to develop an RMI application.