ProActive Features for Firewalls and NATs

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ProActive Features for Firewalls and NATs
Clément Mathieu, Ali Fawaz, Jonathan Martin
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Main issue
In which case can we encounter difficulties to
connect two computers ?
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Use Cases 1/3
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How to contact / monitor a node inside a cluster ?
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Use Cases 2/3
How to allow machines from different clusters to
connect ?
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Use Cases 3/3
VIRTUAL MACHINES
How to contact a Virtual Machine when using a NAT
to share the machines network access ?
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Objectives

• Better connectivity
• Transparency for the end user
• Compatibility with GCM deployment
• Good performances

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Implementation - Registry

• Visible by all parties
• The nodes establish a connection at startup
• Allow message passing between nodes

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Example reverse connection

• Connection to Registry
• Connection message sent through the registry
• Connection in reverse way

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Evolutions
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Conclusion
Toward ProActive 4.1
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Thanks for listening
Questions ?