Erlang distribution

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I have used "pg2" module, I think it has the same concepts as "group"
module.

In my case I have node1 (source) and node2,node3... nodeN (destinations).
- node2,  node3 and nodeN with FSM apps.. Each app. when started executes
pg2:create(myGroup) and pg2:join(myGroup, self()).
- node1 knows about the available destinations by pg2:get_members(myGroup).

Advantages:
- I can add/remove destinations dinamically (load balancing)
- I don't need configuration info for destinations nodes in source nodes and
viceversa (no dependence)
- Monitorying for available destinations is already implemented. Mainly for
destinations nodes in different machines.
- Easy to use

Disadvantages:
- Don't know yet.


Please, correct me if I'm wrong.

regards,
Eduardo Figoli
INSwitch Solutions



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ulf Wiger (AL/EAB)" <ulf.wiger@REDACTED>
To: <erlang-questions@REDACTED>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 7:27 AM
Subject: RE: Erlang distribution


>
> Regarding avoidance of global operations,
> you should take a look at global_group.
>
> http://www.erlang.org/doc/r9c/lib/kernel-2.9/doc/html/global_group.html
>
> "The global group function makes it possible to group the nodes in a
system into partitions, each partition having its own global name space,
refer to global(3). These partitions are called global groups.
> The main advantage of dividing systems to global groups is that the
background load decreases while the number of nodes to be updated is reduced
when manipulating globally registered names."
>
>
> Not sure if anyone has ever used it. I'd be interested
> in hearing feedback on it, if there is such.
>
> /Uffe
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-erlang-questions@REDACTED
> > [mailto:owner-erlang-questions@REDACTED]On Behalf Of Joe Armstrong
> > Sent: den 19 maj 2004 11:30
> > To: erlang-questions@REDACTED
> > Subject: Erlang distribution
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >   I'm trying to change how distributed Erlang works.
> >
> >   Currently, all nodes  in a distributed Erlang system  know about all
> > other nodes.   So for  example, if node  A knows  about B and  A knows
> > about  C then  B implicitly  knows  about C.  This does  not scale  to
> > systems of millions of nodes
> >
> >   What I'd like is the following:
> >
> > A should be able to do things on B (spawn processes, etc. )
> >    and  A should be able to do things on C
> >
> >   I don't want any knowldege of B to leak out to C.  I'd also like to
> > handle multiple cookies etc. ie  the coookies needed to authenticate A
> > against B whould be different from the cookies neede to authenticate A
> > against C.
> >
> >   I also  don't want  any form  of global operations  on all  nodes in
> > cluster.
> >
> >   - has anybody done any work in this direction?
> >
> >   - is  what  I  want   possible  without  perfoming  major
> > surgery  to
> >     net_kernel.erl?
> >
> >   Cheers
> >
> >   /Joe
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >