3.1.4.20 IContainerControl

The IContainerControl interface provides methods for creating and controlling an InstanceContainer (section 2.2.9). This interface inherits from IUnknown, as specified in [MS-DCOM] section 3.1.1.5.8.

To receive incoming remote calls for this interface, the server MUST implement a DCOM object class with the CLSID CLSID_COMAServer, as specified in section 1.9, using the UUID {3F3B1B86-DBBE-11D1-9DA6-00805F85CFE3} for this interface.

This interface includes the following methods beyond those of IUnknown.

Methods in RPC Opnum Order

Method	Description
CreateContainer	Creates an instance container for a conglomeration. Opnum: 3
ShutdownContainers	Shuts down all instance containers for a conglomeration. Opnum: 4
RefreshComponents	Performs implementation-specific repairs to the catalog. Opnum: 5

All methods MUST NOT throw exceptions.