Other Services in a Node
Services can be added during runtime at any time.
Basic services like file drivers and I/O systems for INtime running in a Distributed RTOS configuration get added during system startup and initialize in a coordinated way. The addition of more services or applications is also allowed.
If a service is not running on a node, respective exceptions are returned to the application trying to use the service.
Services often are implemented as new object types. They are made available to INtime applications through APIs. One example is the DSM that monitors processes and objects on other nodes by the concept of sponsors and dependents. Another example is global objects technology, providing a communications layer for access to objects on other nodes.