COM, Registry, and Events for OpenVMS Developer's Guide

Document revision date: 15 July 2002

COM, Registry, and Events for OpenVMS Developer's Guide

Contents (summary)
Preface	Preface
Chapter 1	COM for OpenVMS Release Notes
Chapter 2	OpenVMS Registry Release Notes
Part 1	COM for OpenVMS
Chapter 3	Overview of COM for OpenVMS
Chapter 4	Installing the COM for OpenVMS Kit
Chapter 5	COM for OpenVMS Security
Chapter 6	COM for OpenVMS Utilities for Application Development and Deployment
Chapter 7	Developing a COM for OpenVMS Application
Chapter 8	Authentication
Chapter 9	Active Template Library
Chapter 10	COM for OpenVMS and DLL Surrogates
Chapter 11	COM for OpenVMS and IEEE Floating Point
Part 2	OpenVMS Registry
Chapter 12	Overview of OpenVMS Registry
Chapter 13	OpenVMS Registry System Management
Chapter 14	OpenVMS Registry Server Management
Part 3	OpenVMS Events
Chapter 15	OpenVMS Events
Part 4	Appendixes
Appendix A	MIDL Compiler Options
Appendix B	Troubleshooting
Appendix C	Cookbook Examples: Building a Sample Application on OpenVMS
Appendix D	Upgrading to COM Version 1.2 for OpenVMS from COM Version 1.0 for OpenVMS
Appendix E	Running COM Version 1.2 for OpenVMS in an Unauthenticated Mode
Appendix F	Lists of Differences, APIs, and Interfaces
Appendix G	List of Files Installed by COM for OpenVMS
Appendix H	Glossary
Appendix I	Acronyms
	Index
	Figures
	Examples
	Tables

Contents

Preface

Preface Preface

Chapter 1

1 COM for OpenVMS Release Notes

     1.1     COM for OpenVMS Versions

     1.2     Upgrading from Earlier Versions of COM for OpenVMS to Version 1.2

         1.2.1         PCSI Warning When Upgrading from Version 1.2 Field Test 1 to Field Test 2

         1.2.2         Upgrading from Versions Prior to COM Version 1.1-A for OpenVMS Requires You to Repopulate the OpenVMS Registry

         1.2.3         C Compiler Requirement Removed

         1.2.4         Previously Registered Applications That Use Logical Names for the Local Server Path

         1.2.5         Changes to the Examples

     1.3     Windows 2000 Interoperability with COM Version 1.2

         1.3.1         NTARPC-E-CALL_FAILED_DNE (800706BF) Using IStream

         1.3.2         'Invoke call failed' or NTARPC-E-BAD_STUB_DATA Using Automation

         1.3.3         ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED (C0000005 or 80070005)

         1.3.4         NetBEUI as Listed Protocol in DCOMCNFG

         1.3.5         Windows 2000 Clients Inactive for an Extended Period of Time - Reports 'Automation error'

         1.3.6         OpenVMS Client Hangs When Trying to Invoke a Server if Machine Name Cannot Be Resolved

     1.4     Problems Fixed in the Current Release

         1.4.1         Windows 2000 Interoperation Requires Compaq DCE Version 3.0 for OpenVMS

         1.4.2         Memory Leak Seen in DCE/RPC Process When Running Between Windows Client and OpenVMS Server in Unauthenticated Mode

         1.4.3         Excessive Messages in DCOM$RPCSS.OUT

         1.4.4         Marshaling an Interface with More Than 32 Methods

         1.4.5         Trusted-Domain Authentication Feature Requires ECO

         1.4.6         DCERPC-E-UNKNOWNREJECT Failure (EE128302)

         1.4.7         DCERPC-E-WHOAREYOUFAILED Failure (EE1282FA)

         1.4.8         NTARPC-E-PROTOCOL_ERROR Failure (800706C0)

         1.4.9         Cached IID Value Not Equal to Registry Value Failure

         1.4.10         IGNORE_EXTAUTH Support

     1.5     Known Problems (without Fixes) in the Current Release

         1.5.1         Kernel Threads and Upcalls Not Supported

         1.5.2         Errors Seen Between OpenVMS Systems Running COM Version 1.2 Under Heavy Load

     1.6     Limitations and Restrictions

         1.6.1         DCOM$RPCSS May Stall on Cluster Restart (PPL-W-SYSERROR)

         1.6.2         MIDL Limitations and Restrictions

             1.6.2.1             MIDL -w Switch

             1.6.2.2             SAFEARRAY Limitation

         1.6.3         DCOM$CNFG Limitations and Restrictions

             1.6.3.1             DCOM$CNFG Utility and Disabling Applications: Possible Unintended Side Effects

         1.6.4         Other Limitations and Restrictions

             1.6.4.1             Windows XP Not Supported

             1.6.4.2             COM Version 1.0 for OpenVMS and COM Version 1.2 for OpenVMS Not Supported in the Same Cluster

             1.6.4.3             Threading Model Supported by COM for OpenVMS

             1.6.4.4             Enhanced NTLM in Windows NT SP4 and Later Versions Not Supported

             1.6.4.5             Specifying Activation Security in CoCreateInstanceEx

             1.6.4.6             RPC Communication Failures Caused by Advanced Server

             1.6.4.7             RPC Cannot Support Failure (800706E4) Error Message

Chapter 2

2 OpenVMS Registry Release Notes

Part 1

Part 1 COM for OpenVMS

Chapter 3

3 Overview of COM for OpenVMS

     3.1     What is COM?

         3.1.1         Suggested Reading

     3.2     Overview of COM for OpenVMS

         3.2.1         How COM for OpenVMS Uses the OpenVMS Registry

     3.3     Using COM for OpenVMS

         3.3.1         Developing New Applications

         3.3.2         Encapsulating Existing Applications

Chapter 4

4 Installing the COM for OpenVMS Kit

     4.1     Contents of the COM Version 1.2 for OpenVMS Kit

     4.2     Prerequisites

         4.2.1         DECwindows Motif Required to Run COM for OpenVMS

     4.3     Supported COM for OpenVMS Installations

     4.4     Installing COM for OpenVMS on an OpenVMS Standalone System

     4.5     Upgrading COM for OpenVMS on an OpenVMS Standalone System

     4.6     Installing COM for OpenVMS on an OpenVMS Cluster

     4.7     Upgrading COM for OpenVMS in an OpenVMS Cluster

     4.8     Understanding the COM for OpenVMS Environment

         4.8.1         COM for OpenVMS Service Control Manager (SCM)

         4.8.2         OpenVMS Registry Server

         4.8.3         Compaq Advanced Server for OpenVMS Server

         4.8.4         ACME Server

         4.8.5         RPC Endpoint Mapper

         4.8.6         RPC and SSPI/NTLM Layers

         4.8.7         OpenVMS Events

     4.9     Installing COM for OpenVMS

     4.10     COM for OpenVMS Postinstallation Procedures

     4.11     Starting COM for OpenVMS (COM for OpenVMS Service Control Manager)

         4.11.1         Starting COM for OpenVMS Automatically after a Reboot

     4.12     Shutting Down COM for OpenVMS (COM for OpenVMS Service Control Manager)

         4.12.1         Suppressing the DCOM$SHUTDOWN Confirmation Request

Chapter 5

5 COM for OpenVMS Security

     5.1     System Configuration

         5.1.1         LOGINOUT.EXE Use of External Authentication

         5.1.2         DCE Integrated Login Restriction

     5.2     Cross-Domain Configuration

     5.3     Acquiring Windows NT Credentials

     5.4     Application Security

         5.4.1         Launch Security

         5.4.2         Activation Security

         5.4.3         Server Process Identity

         5.4.4         Domain Issues

         5.4.5         Disabling Authentication

         5.4.6         Access Denied Problems (80070005)

     5.5     Server Run-Time Environment

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