Use Case 35 - Query Coordinating Node for Metadata Describing a Member NodeΒΆ

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Goal

Describe a member node, especially API endpoints

Summary

Naive clients may want to find out more about member nodes before interacting with them. In particular, clients need to determine the API endpoints for the Member Node. Information supplied might include the capabilities supported and state of health summary.

Such information is also useful to Coordinating Nodes for determining content replication policies and rules.

Actors

  • Coordinating Node

  • Client requesting info

Preconditions

  • Coordinating Nodes are operational

Triggers

  • Request by client

Post Conditions

  • Client has locations where data object can be retrieved

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers 083094 and 1430508.

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