mirror of https://github.com/BOINC/boinc.git
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28 lines
908 B
HTML
<h2>The master URL</h2>
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<p>
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Each project is identified by a <b>master URL</b>.
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This URL is used to publicize the project.
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The <b>master page</b> at this URL has two functions.
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<ul>
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<li>
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It is the home page of the project;
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when viewed in a browser it describes the project
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and contains links for registering
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and for downloading the core client.
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<li>
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It contains XML tags of the form
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<pre>
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<scheduler>http:host.domain.edu/cgi/scheduler<scheduler>
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<scheduler>http:host2.domain.edu/cgi/scheduler<scheduler>
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</pre>
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that give the URLs of the project's scheduling servers.
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These tags can be embedded within HTML comments.
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The BOINC core client reads and parses the master page
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to find scheduler servers.
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If it is unable to connect to any scheduler server for a project,
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it rereads the master page.
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</ul>
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This mechanism lets a project change the locations of its scheduling servers,
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or add new servers.
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