Siemens V4.0 manual Process model, Communication between the processes

3 Advanced Server for UNIX architecture

This chapter contains descriptions of the architecture of Advanced Server for UNIX. Communication takes place via TCP/IP (Transmission Transport Protocol/Internet Protocol).

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Processes required for the administration of NetBIOS are not considered here!

3.1 Process model

A series of processes are started in order to carry out specific tasks when Advanced Server for UNIX is started. The following sections contain a short description of these processes and their tasks.

The number of processes depends on the current configuration which is stored in the lanman.ini file and in the Registry.

3.1.1 Communication between the processes

Data which is required by all Advanced Server for UNIX processes is stored in a shared memory segment. This data includes, for example, the file and lock tables. Data that is not required by all processes is retained by the control process and made available as required by means of interprocess communication.

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