The NSI routines perform operations on a namespace for RPC applications. The fundamental operations include the following:
· Creating and deleting entries in namespaces
· Exporting
A server uses the NSI export operation to place binding information associated with its RPC interfaces and objects into the namespace used by the RPC application.
· Importing
Clients can search for exported binding information associated with an interface and object by using the NSI import operation or lookup operation. These two operations are collectively referred to as the NSI search operations.
· Unexporting
The unexport operation enables a server to remove some or all of its binding information from a server entry.
· Managing information in a namespace
Applications use the NSI interface to place information about server entries into a namespace and to inquire about and manage that information.