3.1.1.1 Configuration and the ORB

With the exception of a few meta-configuration properties, such as the Changeable and Deleteable properties of a conglomeration (section 3.1.1.3.6), the configuration that is stored in the COMA server's catalog is intended for use by the target ORB and MUST NOT be interpreted by the COMA server itself.<38> They are merely applied as is to the ORB, which can interpret them in a way that is independent of which protocol or mechanism was used to configure them.

However, a COMA server SHOULD manage this configuration in a manner that is sensible for its target ORB. For example, this protocol permits a server to constrain unused configuration properties to a default value. (For more information about implementation-specific constraints, see section 3.1.1.2.5.) A COMA server SHOULD therefore constrain properties that do not apply to its ORB.

The following sections describe facilities that might be provided by an ORB and that are configurable using COMA. References are provided to the specific configuration in the catalog that applies to these facilities.