Node Types

A Sentinet Node can be created in one of two types, Mixed Transports and HTTP(S)-only.

Mixed Transports -- Nodes of this type can host virtual services over any transport supported by an IIS Server including non-HTTP transports. All virtual services hosted on this Node type will have a .svc extension in their addresses (except Microsoft Service Bus addresses that can be svc-less. See Integration with Microsoft Azure Service Bus chapter for more details). Mixed Transport is the Node Type you select when its virtual service inbound endpoint must support non-HTTP(s) transport protocols, or when its virtual service inbound endpoints must receive messages from the Azure Service Bus.

HTTP(S)-only - Nodes of this type can support only HTTP or HTTPS services. Virtual services hosted on this Node type can be svc-less. Nodes of this type are often used for hosting REST services, that require endpoint addresses without .svc extension (SOAP services hosted on this Node type can also have svc-less endpoint addresses).

Note

Sentinet Node type can be changed at any time using Node Configuration Wizard unless a Node of a Mixed Transport is changed to HTTP(S)-only while it is configured with existing non-HTTP or Azure Service Bus virtual services’ inbound endpoint(s).