The Case Server-of-Server file is a text file used to set up an EnSight SOS session. It is a legacy format, but EnSight will startup up a enshell network if the user reads in a Case SOS file Server-of-Server Casefile Format.
If the 'machine id:' line in the Case SOS file
is missing (or commented out, or exists but is empty), then
EnShells will start the Servers on the computers running
EnShells with roles "SOS_SERVERS" (or
"SERVER" if "SOS_SERVERS" is not found;
or, "localhost" if neither are found).
If the lines 'machine id: localhost' exist, then the above logic applies.
Note: Know that it will not start the Servers on the same host as the SOS unless no EnShells have roles SOS_SERVERS or SERVER. This is EnShell's interpretation of the legacy Case SOS file.
If the lines 'machine_id: foo' exist, then the
EnShells will start the Servers on the computers running
EnShells with roles "foo" (or
"SOS_SERVERS" if "foo" is not found; or,
"SERVER" if "SOS_SERVERS" is not found;
or, "localhost" if none are found).
Finally, if the 'machine id:' lines are missing or commented out, then
'data_path:' and 'directory:' lines MUST
come after 'casefile:' lines. This follows the same constraint as
resource files, which are also a legacy format (see Use Resource Management).
Deviance from these requirements will cause an error message dialog to appear.