RpcServerUseProtseqEpEx function (rpcdce.h)

The RpcServerUseProtseqEpEx function tells the RPC run-time library to use the specified protocol sequence combined with the specified endpoint for receiving remote procedure calls.

Syntax

RPC_STATUS RpcServerUseProtseqEpEx(
  RPC_WSTR     Protseq,
  unsigned int MaxCalls,
  RPC_WSTR     Endpoint,
  void         *SecurityDescriptor,
  PRPC_POLICY  Policy
);

Parameters

Protseq

Pointer to a string identifier of the protocol sequence to register with the RPC run-time library.

MaxCalls

Backlog queue length for the ncacn_ip_tcp protocol sequence. All other protocol sequences ignore this parameter. Use RPC_C_PROTSEQ_MAX_REQS_DEFAULT to specify the default value. See Remarks.

Endpoint

Pointer to the endpoint-address information to use in creating a binding for the protocol sequence specified by Protseq.

SecurityDescriptor

Pointer to an optional parameter provided for the security subsystem. Used only for ncacn_np and ncalrpc protocol sequences. All other protocol sequences ignore this parameter. Using a security descriptor on the endpoint in order to make a server secure is not recommended. This parameter does not appear in the DCE specification for this API.

Policy

Pointer to the RPC_POLICY structure, which contains flags that set transport-specific attributes. In the case of the ncadg_mq transport, these flags specify the properties of the server process–receive queue. In the case of the ncacn_ip_tcp or ncadg_ip_udp transports, these flags restrict port allocation for dynamic ports and allow multihomed computers to selectively bind to network interface cards.

The flag settings in the Policy field are effective only when the ncacn_ip_tcp, ncadg_ip_udp, or ncadg_mq protocol sequences are in use. For all other protocol sequences, the RPC run time ignores these values.

Return value

Remarks

The parameters and effects of RpcServerUseProtseqEpEx subsume those of RpcServerUseProtseqEp. The difference is the Policy parameter, which allows you to set specific policies at the endpoints. Setting the NICFlags field of the RPC_POLICY structure to zero makes this extended function equivalent to the original RpcServerUseProtseqEp when used with the ncacn_ip_tcp or ncadg_ip_udp transports.

A server application calls RpcServerUseProtseqEpEx to register one protocol sequence with the RPC run-time library. With each protocol sequence registration, RpcServerUseProtseqEpEx includes the specified endpoint-address information.

To receive remote procedure call requests, a server must register at least one protocol sequence with the RPC run-time library. A server application can call this routine many times to register additional protocol sequences and endpoints. For each protocol sequence registered by a server, the RPC run-time library creates one or more endpoints through which the server receives remote procedure call requests. The RPC run-time library creates different endpoints for each protocol sequence. However, each interface in the process is accessible through any endpoint. For more information, see Writing a Secure RPC Client or Server.

For MaxCalls, the value provided by the application is only a hint. The RPC run time or the Windows Sockets provider may override the value. For example, on Windows XP or Windows 2000 Professional, the value is limited to 5. Values greater than 5 are ignored and 5 is used instead. On Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server, the value will be honored.

Applications must be careful to pass reasonable values in MaxCalls. Large values on Server, Advanced Server, or Datacenter Server can cause a large amount of non-paged pool memory to be used. Using too small a value is also unfavorable, as it may result in TCP SYN packets being met by TCP RST from the server if the backlog queue gets exhausted. An application developer should balance memory footprint versus scalability requirements when determining the proper value for MaxCalls.

When the computer is configured to use selective binding, successful return does not guarantee that the server has created endpoints for all the network interfaces present on the computer. The RPC run-time may not listen on some network interfaces depending on the selective binding settings. In addition, if an interface has not yet received an IP address using DHCP, the RPC server does not listen on the network interface until a DHCP address is assigned to it. A successful return implies that the server is listening on at least one network interface; the full list of the binding handles over which remote procedure calls can be received can be obtained with a call to the RpcServerInqBindings function.

For more information, see Server-Side Binding, String Binding, Configuring the Registry for Port Allocations and Selective Binding, and RPC Message Queuing and the MIDL reference pages message and ncadg_mq.

Requirements

See also

RPC_POLICY

RpcServerUseAllProtseqsEx

RpcServerUseAllProtseqsIfEx

RpcServerUseProtseqEx

RpcServerUseProtseqIfEx

Writing a Secure RPC Client or Server