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Summary Can not configure an Orbix6 domain to connect to an Orbix5 configuration repository
Article Number 12967
Environment Orbix 6.x Orbix 5.x All Supported Operating Systems
Question/Problem Description Can not configure an Orbix6 domain to connect to an Orbix5 configuration repository

Orbix6 "itconfigure" fails to connect to Orbix5 configuration repository to obtain necessary configuration

Orbix6 clients get a "could not resolve initial reference for IT_CodeSet_Registry: not registered or configured" when calling Orbix5 services
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Cause Missing IT_CodeSet_Registry plugin configuration in Orbix5
Resolution Orbix5 does not use IT_CodeSet_Registry plugin by default, so it does not configure this plugin by default for generated configuration
However, Orbix 6 uses this plugin. So, configuring a new Orbix 6 domain to talk to any Orbix5 service or server fails with the following:

(IT_CORE:200) W - Could not resolve initial reference for IT_CodeSet_Registry: not registered or configured

The solution is to add the IT_CodeSet_Registry plugin to the Orbix5 domain. This will not affect Orbix5 to Orbix5 communication. Only Orbix6 client will use it.

The nessary configuration can be added to the Orbix5 domain, using the following "itadmin" commands:


itadmin variable create -type string -value codeset initial_references:IT_CodeSet_Registry:plugin
itadmin variable create -type string -value it_codeset plugins:codeset:shlib_name
itadmin variable create -type string -value atli2_ip initial_references:IT_IPTransport:plugin
itadmin variable create -type string -value it_atli2_ip plugins:atli2_ip:shlib_name

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Created date: 06 September 2011
Last Modified: 13 February 2013
Last Published: 23 June 2012
First Published date: 09 September 2011

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