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Contents
AboutThisBook 5
1 AboutVMCISockets 7
IntroductiontoVMCISockets 7
PreviousVMCIReleases 7
HowVMCISocketsWork 7
PersistenceofSockets 8
SocketProgramming 8
FeaturesinSpecificVMwareReleases 8
EnablingandFindingVMCISockets 8
LocationofIncludeFileforCPrograms 8
SecurityofVMCISockets 9
UseCasesforVMCISockets 9
RabbitMQwithStreamVMCISockets 9
NetworkStoragewithDatagramVMCISockets 10
2 PortingtoVMCISockets 11
PortingExistingSocketApplications 11
IncludeaNewHeaderFile 11
ChangeAF_INETtoVMCISockets 11
ObtaintheCID 11
TheVMCISock_GetLocalCID()Function 11
Connection‐OrientedStreamSocket 12
ConnectionlessDatagramSocket 12
InitializingtheAddressStructure 12
CommunicatingBetweenHostandGuest 12
VMCISocketsandNetworking 12
SettingUpaNetworklessGuest 12
3 CreatingStreamVMCISockets 13
StreamVMCISockets 13
PreparingtheServerforaConnection 14
Socket()Function 14
SetandGetSocketOptions 14
Bind()Function 15
Listen()Function 15
Accept()Function 15
Select()Function 15
Recv()Function 16
Send()Function 16
Close()Function 16
Poll()Information 16
Read()andWrite() 16
Getsockname()Function 16
HavingtheClientRequestaConnection 17
Socket()Function 17
Connect()Function 17
Send()Function 17