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+// Copyright (C) 2007-2021  CEA/DEN, EDF R&D, OPEN CASCADE
+//
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+//
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+
 #include "SALOME_ContainerManager.hxx"
+#include "SALOME_ResourcesManager.hxx"
+#include "SALOME_LoadRateManager.hxx"
 #include "SALOME_NamingService.hxx"
-#include "OpUtil.hxx"
+#include "SALOME_ResourcesManager_Client.hxx"
+#include "SALOME_Embedded_NamingService.hxx"
+#include "SALOME_ModuleCatalog.hh"
+#include "Basics_Utils.hxx"
+#include "Basics_DirUtils.hxx"
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#ifndef WIN32
 #include <unistd.h>
+#endif
 #include <vector>
+#include "Utils_CorbaException.hxx"
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <SALOMEconfig.h>
+#include CORBA_CLIENT_HEADER(SALOME_Session)
+
+#ifdef HAVE_MPI2
+#include <mpi.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include <process.h>
+#define getpid _getpid
+
+#ifndef S_ISREG
+#define S_ISREG(mode)  (((mode) & S_IFMT) == S_IFREG)
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
+#ifdef WITH_PACO_PARALLEL
+#include "PaCOPP.hxx"
+#endif
+
+const int SALOME_ContainerManager::TIME_OUT_TO_LAUNCH_CONT=60;
 
-#define TIME_OUT_TO_LAUNCH_CONT 21
+const char *SALOME_ContainerManager::_ContainerManagerNameInNS =
+  "/ContainerManager";
 
-using namespace std;
+omni_mutex SALOME_ContainerManager::_numInstanceMutex;
 
-const char *SALOME_ContainerManager::_ContainerManagerNameInNS="ContainerManager";
+Utils_Mutex SALOME_ContainerManager::_getenvMutex;
 
-SALOME_ContainerManager::SALOME_ContainerManager(CORBA::ORB_ptr orb)
+Utils_Mutex SALOME_ContainerManager::_systemMutex;
+
+//=============================================================================
+/*!
+ *  Constructor
+ *  \param orb
+ *  Define a CORBA single thread policy for the server, which avoid to deal
+ *  with non thread-safe usage like Change_Directory in SALOME naming service
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
+SALOME_ContainerManager::SALOME_ContainerManager(CORBA::ORB_ptr orb, PortableServer::POA_var poa, SALOME_NamingService_Abstract *ns)
+  : _nbprocUsed(1)
 {
-  _NS=new SALOME_NamingService(orb);
-  PortableServer::POA_var root_poa=PortableServer::POA::_the_root_poa();
-  PortableServer::ObjectId_var id=root_poa->activate_object(this);
-  CORBA::Object_var obj=root_poa->id_to_reference(id);
+  MESSAGE("constructor");
+  _NS = ns;
+  _resManager = new SALOME_ResourcesManager_Client(ns);
+
+  PortableServer::POAManager_var pman = poa->the_POAManager();
+  _orb = CORBA::ORB::_duplicate(orb) ;
+  CORBA::PolicyList policies;
+  policies.length(1);
+  PortableServer::ThreadPolicy_var threadPol(poa->create_thread_policy(PortableServer::ORB_CTRL_MODEL));
+  policies[0] = PortableServer::ThreadPolicy::_duplicate(threadPol);
+
+  _poa = poa->create_POA("MThreadPOA",pman,policies);
+  threadPol->destroy();
+  PortableServer::ObjectId_var id = _poa->activate_object(this);
+  CORBA::Object_var obj = _poa->id_to_reference(id);
   Engines::ContainerManager_var refContMan = Engines::ContainerManager::_narrow(obj);
-  _NS->Register(refContMan,_ContainerManagerNameInNS);
+  if(_NS)
+    _NS->Register(refContMan,_ContainerManagerNameInNS);
+  _isAppliSalomeDefined = (GetenvThreadSafe("APPLI") != 0);
+
+#ifdef HAVE_MPI2
+#ifdef OPEN_MPI
+  _pid_mpiServer = -1;
+  // the urifile name depends on pid of the process
+  std::stringstream urifile;
+  urifile << GetenvThreadSafeAsString("HOME") << "/.urifile_" << getpid();
+  setenv("OMPI_URI_FILE",urifile.str().c_str(),1);
+  if( GetenvThreadSafe("OMPI_URI_FILE") != NULL ){
+    // Linux specific code
+    pid_t pid = fork(); // spawn a child process, following code is executed in both processes
+    if ( pid == 0 ) // I'm a child, replace myself with a new ompi-server
+    {
+      std::string uriarg = GetenvThreadSafeAsString("OMPI_URI_FILE");
+      execlp( "ompi-server", "ompi-server", "-r", uriarg.c_str(), NULL );
+      throw SALOME_Exception("Error when launching ompi-server"); // execlp failed
+    }
+    else if ( pid < 0 )
+    {
+      throw SALOME_Exception("fork() failed");
+    }
+    else // I'm a parent
+    {
+      //wait(NULL); // wait(?) for a child end
+      _pid_mpiServer = pid;
+    }
+  }
+#elif defined(MPICH)
+  _pid_mpiServer = -1;
+  // Linux specific code
+  pid_t pid = fork(); // spawn a child process, following code is executed in both processes
+  if ( pid == 0 ) // I'm a child, replace myself with a new hydra_nameserver
+  {
+    execlp( "hydra_nameserver", "hydra_nameserver", NULL );
+    throw SALOME_Exception("Error when launching hydra_nameserver"); // execlp failed
+  }
+  else if ( pid < 0 )
+  {
+    throw SALOME_Exception("fork() failed");
+  }
+  else // I'm a parent
+  {
+    //wait(NULL);
+    _pid_mpiServer = pid;
+  }
+#endif
+#endif
+
+  MESSAGE("constructor end");
 }
 
+//=============================================================================
+/*!
+ * destructor
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
 SALOME_ContainerManager::~SALOME_ContainerManager()
 {
-  delete _NS;
+  MESSAGE("destructor");
+  delete _resManager;
+#ifdef HAVE_MPI2
+#ifdef OPEN_MPI
+  if( GetenvThreadSafe("OMPI_URI_FILE") != NULL ){
+    // kill my ompi-server
+    if( kill(_pid_mpiServer,SIGTERM) != 0 )
+      throw SALOME_Exception("Error when killing ompi-server");
+    // delete my urifile
+    int status=SystemThreadSafe("rm -f ${OMPI_URI_FILE}");
+    if(status!=0)
+      throw SALOME_Exception("Error when removing urifile");
+  }
+#elif defined(MPICH)
+  // kill my hydra_nameserver
+  if(_pid_mpiServer > -1)
+    if( kill(_pid_mpiServer,SIGTERM) != 0 )
+      throw SALOME_Exception("Error when killing hydra_nameserver");
+#endif
+#endif
 }
 
+//=============================================================================
+//! shutdown all the containers, then the ContainerManager servant
+/*! CORBA method:
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
 void SALOME_ContainerManager::Shutdown()
 {
+  MESSAGE("Shutdown");
   ShutdownContainers();
-  PortableServer::ObjectId_var oid = _default_POA()->servant_to_id(this);
-  _default_POA()->deactivate_object(oid);
-  _remove_ref();
-  
+  if(_NS)
+    _NS->Destroy_Name(_ContainerManagerNameInNS);
+  PortableServer::ObjectId_var oid = _poa->servant_to_id(this);
+  _poa->deactivate_object(oid);
 }
 
+//=============================================================================
+//! Loop on all the containers listed in naming service, ask shutdown on each
+/*! CORBA Method:
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
 void SALOME_ContainerManager::ShutdownContainers()
 {
-  _NS->Change_Directory("/Containers");
-  vector<string> vec=_NS->list_directory_recurs();
-  for(vector<string>::iterator iter=vec.begin();iter!=vec.end();iter++)
+  MESSAGE("ShutdownContainers");
+  if(!_NS)
+    return ;
+  SALOME::Session_var session = SALOME::Session::_nil();
+  CORBA::Long pid = 0;
+  CORBA::Object_var objS = _NS->Resolve("/Kernel/Session");
+  if (!CORBA::is_nil(objS))
+  {
+    session = SALOME::Session::_narrow(objS);
+    if (!CORBA::is_nil(session))
+      pid = session->getPID();
+  }
+
+  bool isOK;
+  isOK = _NS->Change_Directory("/Containers");
+  if( isOK ){
+    std::vector<std::string> vec = _NS->list_directory_recurs();
+    std::list<std::string> lstCont;
+    for(std::vector<std::string>::iterator iter = vec.begin();iter!=vec.end();iter++)
+      {
+        SCRUTE((*iter));
+        CORBA::Object_var obj=_NS->Resolve((*iter).c_str());
+        try
+          {
+            Engines::Container_var cont=Engines::Container::_narrow(obj);
+            if(!CORBA::is_nil(cont) && pid != cont->getPID())
+              lstCont.push_back((*iter));
+          }
+        catch(const CORBA::Exception&)
+          {
+            // ignore this entry and continue
+          }
+      }
+    MESSAGE("Container list: ");
+    for(std::list<std::string>::iterator iter=lstCont.begin();iter!=lstCont.end();iter++){
+      SCRUTE((*iter));
+    }
+    for(std::list<std::string>::iterator iter=lstCont.begin();iter!=lstCont.end();iter++)
     {
-      CORBA::Object_var obj=_NS->Resolve((*iter).c_str());
-      Engines::Container_var cont=Engines::Container::_narrow(obj);
-      if(!CORBA::is_nil(cont))
-       cont->Shutdown();
+      try
+      {
+        SCRUTE((*iter));
+        CORBA::Object_var obj=_NS->Resolve((*iter).c_str());
+        Engines::Container_var cont=Engines::Container::_narrow(obj);
+        if(!CORBA::is_nil(cont))
+        {
+          MESSAGE("ShutdownContainers: " << (*iter));
+          cont->Shutdown();
+        }
+        else
+          MESSAGE("ShutdownContainers: no container ref for " << (*iter));
+      }
+      catch(CORBA::SystemException& e)
+      {
+        INFOS("CORBA::SystemException ignored : " << e);
+      }
+      catch(CORBA::Exception&)
+      {
+        INFOS("CORBA::Exception ignored.");
+      }
+      catch(...)
+      {
+        INFOS("Unknown exception ignored.");
+      }
     }
+  }
 }
 
-Engines::Container_ptr SALOME_ContainerManager::FindOrStartContainer(const char *containerName, const Engines::MachineList& possibleComputers)
+//=============================================================================
+//! Give a suitable Container given constraints
+/*! CORBA Method:
+ *  \param params Container Parameters required for the container
+ *  \return the container or nil
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+Engines::Container_ptr SALOME_ContainerManager::GiveContainer(const Engines::ContainerParameters& params)
 {
-  Engines::Container_ptr ret=FindContainer(containerName,possibleComputers);
-  if(!CORBA::is_nil(ret))
-    return ret;
-  // Container doesn't exist try to launch it ...
-  vector<string> vector;
-  string theMachine=_LoadManager.FindBest(possibleComputers);
-  string command;
-  if(theMachine==GetHostname())
-    command=_ResManager.BuildCommandToLaunchLocalContainer(containerName);
+  std::string machFile;
+  Engines::Container_ptr ret(Engines::Container::_nil());
+
+  // Step 0: Default mode is start
+  Engines::ContainerParameters local_params(params);
+  if (std::string(local_params.mode.in()) == "")
+    local_params.mode = CORBA::string_dup("start");
+  std::string mode = local_params.mode.in();
+  MESSAGE("[GiveContainer] starting with mode: " << mode);
+
+  // Step 1: Find Container for find and findorstart mode
+  if (mode == "find" || mode == "findorstart")
+  {
+    ret = FindContainer(params, params.resource_params.resList);
+    if(!CORBA::is_nil(ret))
+      return ret;
+    else
+    {
+      if (mode == "find")
+      {
+        MESSAGE("[GiveContainer] no container found");
+        return ret;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        mode = "start";
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Step 2: Get all possibleResources from the parameters
+  // Consider only resources that can run containers
+  resourceParams resource_params = resourceParameters_CORBAtoCPP(local_params.resource_params);
+  resource_params.can_run_containers = true;
+  std::vector<std::string> possibleResources = _resManager->GetFittingResources(resource_params);
+  MESSAGE("[GiveContainer] - length of possible resources " << possibleResources.size());
+  std::vector<std::string> local_resources;
+
+  // Step 3: if mode is "get" keep only machines with existing containers
+  if(mode == "get")
+  {
+    for(unsigned int i=0; i < possibleResources.size(); i++)
+    {
+      Engines::Container_ptr cont = FindContainer(params, possibleResources[i]);
+      try
+      {
+        if(!cont->_non_existent())
+          local_resources.push_back(possibleResources[i]);
+      }
+      catch(CORBA::Exception&) {}
+    }
+
+    // if local_resources is empty, we cannot give a container
+    if (local_resources.size() == 0)
+    {
+      MESSAGE("[GiveContainer] cannot find a container for mode get");
+      return ret;
+    }
+  }
   else
-    command=_ResManager.BuildTempFileToLaunchRemoteContainer(theMachine,containerName);
-  _ResManager.RmTmpFile();
-  int status=system(command.c_str());
-  if (status == -1) {
-    MESSAGE("SALOME_LifeCycleCORBA::StartOrFindContainer rsh failed (system command status -1)");
-    return Engines::Container::_nil();
+    local_resources = possibleResources;
+
+  // Step 4: select the resource where to get/start the container
+  bool resource_available = true;
+  std::string resource_selected;
+  std::vector<std::string> resources = local_resources;
+  while (resource_available)
+  {
+    if (resources.size() == 0)
+      resource_available = false;
+    else
+    {
+      try
+      {
+        resource_selected = _resManager->Find(params.resource_params.policy.in(), resources);
+        // Remove resource_selected from vector
+        std::vector<std::string>::iterator it;
+        for (it=resources.begin() ; it < resources.end(); it++ )
+          if (*it == resource_selected)
+          {
+            resources.erase(it);
+            break;
+          }
+      }
+      catch(const SALOME_Exception &ex) //!< TODO: unused variable
+      {
+        MESSAGE("[GiveContainer] Exception in ResourceManager find !: " << ex.what());
+        return ret;
+      }
+      MESSAGE("[GiveContainer] Resource selected is: " << resource_selected);
+
+      // Step 5: Create container name
+      ParserResourcesType resource_definition = _resManager->GetResourceDefinition(resource_selected);
+      std::string hostname(resource_definition.HostName);
+      std::string containerNameInNS;
+      if(params.isMPI){
+        int nbproc = params.nb_proc <= 0 ? 1 : params.nb_proc;
+        try
+        {
+          if( GetenvThreadSafe("LIBBATCH_NODEFILE") != NULL )
+            machFile = machinesFile(nbproc);
+        }
+        catch(const SALOME_Exception & ex)
+        {
+          std::string err_msg = ex.what();
+          err_msg += params.container_name;
+          INFOS(err_msg.c_str());
+          return ret;
+        }
+        // A mpi parallel container register on zero node in NS
+        std::string mpiZeroNode = GetMPIZeroNode(resource_selected,machFile).c_str();
+        containerNameInNS = _NS->BuildContainerNameForNS(params, mpiZeroNode.c_str());
+      }
+      else
+        containerNameInNS = _NS->BuildContainerNameForNS(params, hostname.c_str());
+      MESSAGE("[GiveContainer] Container name in the naming service: " << containerNameInNS);
+
+      // Step 6: check if the name exists in naming service
+      //if params.mode == "getorstart" or "get" use the existing container
+      //if params.mode == "start" shutdown the existing container before launching a new one with that name
+
+      { // critical section
+        Utils_Locker lock (&_giveContainerMutex1);
+        CORBA::Object_var obj = _NS->Resolve(containerNameInNS.c_str());
+        if (!CORBA::is_nil(obj))
+          {
+            try
+            {
+                Engines::Container_var cont=Engines::Container::_narrow(obj);
+                if(!cont->_non_existent())
+                  {
+                    if(std::string(params.mode.in())=="getorstart" || std::string(params.mode.in())=="get"){
+                        return cont._retn(); /* the container exists and params.mode is getorstart or get use it*/
+                    }
+                    else
+                      {
+                        INFOS("[GiveContainer] A container is already registered with the name: " << containerNameInNS << ", shutdown the existing container");
+                        cont->Shutdown(); // shutdown the registered container if it exists
+                      }
+                  }
+            }
+            catch(CORBA::Exception&)
+            {
+                INFOS("[GiveContainer] CORBA::Exception ignored when trying to get the container - we start a new one");
+            }
+          }
+      } // end critical section
+      Engines::Container_var cont = LaunchContainer(params, resource_selected, hostname, machFile, containerNameInNS);
+      if (!CORBA::is_nil(cont))
+      {
+        INFOS("[GiveContainer] container " << containerNameInNS << " launched");
+        return cont._retn();
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        INFOS("[GiveContainer] Failed to launch container on resource " << resource_selected);
+      }
+    }
   }
-  else if (status == 217) {
-    MESSAGE("SALOME_LifeCycleCORBA::StartOrFindContainer rsh failed (system command status 217)");
+
+  // We were not able to launch the container
+  INFOS("[GiveContainer] Cannot launch the container on the following selected resources:")
+  std::vector<std::string>::iterator it;
+  for (it=local_resources.begin() ; it < local_resources.end(); it++ )
+    INFOS("[GiveContainer] " << *it)
+  return ret;
+}
+
+Engines::Container_ptr
+SALOME_ContainerManager::LaunchContainer(const Engines::ContainerParameters& params,
+                                         const std::string & resource_selected,
+                                         const std::string & hostname,
+                                         const std::string & machFile,
+                                         const std::string & containerNameInNS)
+{
+  std::string user,command,logFilename,tmpFileName;
+  int status;
+  Engines::Container_ptr ret(Engines::Container::_nil());
+  {//start of critical section
+    Utils_Locker lock (&_giveContainerMutex1);
+    // Step 1: type of container: PaCO, Exe, Mpi or Classic
+    // Mpi already tested in step 5, specific code on BuildCommandToLaunch Local/Remote Container methods
+    // TODO -> separates Mpi from Classic/Exe
+    // Classic or Exe ?
+    std::string container_exe = this->_isSSL ? "SALOME_Container_No_NS_Serv" : "SALOME_Container"; // Classic container
+    Engines::ContainerParameters local_params(params);
+    int found=0;
+    try
+    {
+        CORBA::String_var container_exe_tmp;
+        CORBA::Object_var obj = _NS->Resolve("/Kernel/ModulCatalog");
+        SALOME_ModuleCatalog::ModuleCatalog_var Catalog = SALOME_ModuleCatalog::ModuleCatalog::_narrow(obj) ;
+        if (CORBA::is_nil (Catalog))
+          {
+            INFOS("[GiveContainer] Module Catalog is not found -> cannot launch a container");
+            return ret;
+          }
+        // Loop through component list
+        for(unsigned int i=0; i < local_params.resource_params.componentList.length(); i++)
+          {
+            const char* compoi = local_params.resource_params.componentList[i];
+            SALOME_ModuleCatalog::Acomponent_var compoInfo = Catalog->GetComponent(compoi);
+            if (CORBA::is_nil (compoInfo))
+              {
+                continue;
+              }
+            SALOME_ModuleCatalog::ImplType impl=compoInfo->implementation_type();
+            container_exe_tmp=compoInfo->implementation_name();
+            if(impl==SALOME_ModuleCatalog::CEXE)
+              {
+                if(found)
+                  {
+                    INFOS("ContainerManager Error: you can't have 2 CEXE component in the same container" );
+                    return Engines::Container::_nil();
+                  }
+                MESSAGE("[GiveContainer] Exe container found !: " << container_exe_tmp);
+                container_exe = container_exe_tmp.in();
+                found=1;
+              }
+          }
+    }
+    catch (ServiceUnreachable&)
+    {
+        INFOS("Caught exception: Naming Service Unreachable");
+        return ret;
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        INFOS("Caught unknown exception.");
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    // Step 2: test resource
+    // Only if an application directory is set
+    if(hostname != Kernel_Utils::GetHostname() && _isAppliSalomeDefined)
+      {
+
+        const ParserResourcesType resInfo(_resManager->GetResourceDefinition(resource_selected));
+        std::string command = getCommandToRunRemoteProcess(resInfo.Protocol, resInfo.HostName, 
+                                                           resInfo.UserName, resInfo.AppliPath);
+
+        // Launch remote command
+          command += " \"ls /tmp >/dev/null 2>&1\"";
+        // Anthony : command is NO MORE launched to improve dramatically time to launch containers
+        int status = 0;
+        if (status != 0)
+          {
+            // Error on resource - cannot launch commands
+            INFOS("[LaunchContainer] Cannot launch commands on machine " << hostname);
+            INFOS("[LaunchContainer] Command was " << command);
+#ifndef WIN32
+            INFOS("[LaunchContainer] Command status is " << WEXITSTATUS(status));
+#endif
+            return Engines::Container::_nil();
+          }
+      }
+
+    // Step 3: start a new container
+    // Check if a PaCO container
+    // PaCO++
+    if (std::string(local_params.parallelLib.in()) != "")
+      {
+        ret = StartPaCOPPContainer(params, resource_selected);
+        return ret;
+      }
+    // Other type of containers...
+    MESSAGE("[GiveContainer] Try to launch a new container on " << resource_selected);
+    // if a parallel container is launched in batch job, command is: "mpirun -np nbproc -machinefile nodesfile SALOME_MPIContainer"
+    if( GetenvThreadSafe("LIBBATCH_NODEFILE") != NULL && params.isMPI )
+      command = BuildCommandToLaunchLocalContainer(params, machFile, container_exe, tmpFileName);
+    // if a container is launched on localhost, command is "SALOME_Container" or "mpirun -np nbproc SALOME_MPIContainer"
+    else if(hostname == Kernel_Utils::GetHostname())
+      command = BuildCommandToLaunchLocalContainer(params, machFile, container_exe, tmpFileName);
+    // if a container is launched in remote mode, command is "ssh resource_selected SALOME_Container" or "ssh resource_selected mpirun -np nbproc SALOME_MPIContainer"
+    else
+      command = BuildCommandToLaunchRemoteContainer(resource_selected, params, container_exe);
+
+    //redirect stdout and stderr in a file
+#ifdef WIN32
+    logFilename=GetenvThreadSafeAsString("TEMP");
+    logFilename += "\\";
+    user = GetenvThreadSafeAsString( "USERNAME" );
+#else
+    user = GetenvThreadSafeAsString( "USER" );
+    if (user.empty())
+      user = GetenvThreadSafeAsString( "LOGNAME" );
+    logFilename="/tmp";
+    char* val = GetenvThreadSafe("SALOME_TMP_DIR");
+    if(val)
+      {
+        struct stat file_info;
+        stat(val, &file_info);
+        bool is_dir = S_ISDIR(file_info.st_mode);
+        if (is_dir)logFilename=val;
+        else std::cerr << "SALOME_TMP_DIR environment variable is not a directory use /tmp instead" << std::endl;
+      }
+    logFilename += "/";
+#endif
+    logFilename += _NS->ContainerName(params)+"_"+ resource_selected +"_"+user;
+    std::ostringstream tmp;
+    tmp << "_" << getpid();
+    logFilename += tmp.str();
+    logFilename += ".log" ;
+    command += " > " + logFilename + " 2>&1";
+    MakeTheCommandToBeLaunchedASync(command);
+
+    // launch container with a system call
+    status=SystemThreadSafe(command.c_str());
+  }//end of critical of section
+
+  if (status == -1)
+    {
+      INFOS("[LaunchContainer] command failed (system command status -1): " << command);
+      RmTmpFile(tmpFileName); // command file can be removed here
+      return Engines::Container::_nil();
+    }
+  else if (status == 217)
+    {
+      INFOS("[LaunchContainer] command failed (system command status 217): " << command);
+      RmTmpFile(tmpFileName); // command file can be removed here
+      return Engines::Container::_nil();
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      // Step 4: Wait for the container
+      int count(GetTimeOutToLoaunchServer());
+      INFOS("[GiveContainer] waiting " << count << " second steps container " << containerNameInNS);
+      while (CORBA::is_nil(ret) && count)
+        {
+          SleepInSecond(1);
+          count--;
+          MESSAGE("[GiveContainer] step " << count << " Waiting for container on " << resource_selected);
+          CORBA::Object_var obj(_NS->Resolve(containerNameInNS.c_str()));
+          ret=Engines::Container::_narrow(obj);
+        }
+      if (CORBA::is_nil(ret))
+        {
+          INFOS("[GiveContainer] was not able to launch container " << containerNameInNS);
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          // Setting log file name
+          logFilename=":"+logFilename;
+          logFilename="@"+Kernel_Utils::GetHostname()+logFilename;//threadsafe
+          logFilename=user+logFilename;
+          ret->logfilename(logFilename.c_str());
+          RmTmpFile(tmpFileName); // command file can be removed here
+        }
+    }
+  return ret;
+}
+
+//=============================================================================
+//! Find a container given constraints (params) on a list of machines (possibleComputers)
+//! agy : this method is ThreadSafe
+/*!
+ *
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
+Engines::Container_ptr SALOME_ContainerManager::FindContainer(const Engines::ContainerParameters& params, const Engines::ResourceList& possibleResources)
+{
+  MESSAGE("[FindContainer] FindContainer on " << possibleResources.length() << " resources");
+  for(unsigned int i=0; i < possibleResources.length();i++)
+    {
+      Engines::Container_ptr cont = FindContainer(params, possibleResources[i].in());
+      if(!CORBA::is_nil(cont))
+        return cont;
+    }
+  MESSAGE("[FindContainer] no container found");
+  return Engines::Container::_nil();
+}
+
+//=============================================================================
+//! Find a container given constraints (params) on a machine (theMachine)
+//! agy : this method is ThreadSafe
+/*!
+ *
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
+Engines::Container_ptr
+SALOME_ContainerManager::FindContainer(const Engines::ContainerParameters& params, const std::string& resource)
+{
+  ParserResourcesType resource_definition = _resManager->GetResourceDefinition(resource);
+  std::string hostname(resource_definition.HostName);
+  std::string containerNameInNS(_NS->BuildContainerNameForNS(params, hostname.c_str()));
+  MESSAGE("[FindContainer] Try to find a container  " << containerNameInNS << " on resource " << resource);
+  CORBA::Object_var obj = _NS->Resolve(containerNameInNS.c_str());
+  try
+  {
+    if(obj->_non_existent())
+      return Engines::Container::_nil();
+    else
+      return Engines::Container::_narrow(obj);
+  }
+  catch(const CORBA::Exception&)
+  {
     return Engines::Container::_nil();
   }
-  else {
-    int count=TIME_OUT_TO_LAUNCH_CONT;
-    while ( CORBA::is_nil(ret) && count ) {
-      sleep( 1 ) ;
-      count-- ;
-      if ( count != 10 )
-       MESSAGE( count << ". Waiting for FactoryServer on " << theMachine);
-      string containerNameInNS=BuildContainerNameInNS(containerName,theMachine.c_str());
-      CORBA::Object_var obj = _NS->Resolve(containerNameInNS.c_str());
-      ret=Engines::Container::_narrow(obj);
+}
+
+
+bool isPythonContainer(const char* ContainerName);
+
+//=============================================================================
+/*!
+ *  This is no longer valid (C++ container are also python containers)
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+bool isPythonContainer(const char* ContainerName)
+{
+  return false; // VSR 02/08/2013: Python containers are no more supported
+  bool ret = false;
+  size_t len = strlen(ContainerName);
+
+  if (len >= 2)
+    if (strcmp(ContainerName + len - 2, "Py") == 0)
+      ret = true;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+//=============================================================================
+/*!
+ *  Builds the script to be launched
+ *
+ *  If SALOME Application not defined ($APPLI),
+ *  see BuildTempFileToLaunchRemoteContainer()
+ *
+ *  Else rely on distant configuration. Command is under the form (example):
+ *  ssh user@machine distantPath/runRemote.sh hostNS portNS WORKINGDIR workingdir \
+ *                   SALOME_Container containerName &"
+
+ *  - where user is omitted if not specified in CatalogResources,
+ *  - where distant path is always relative to user@machine $HOME, and
+ *    equal to $APPLI if not specified in CatalogResources,
+ *  - where hostNS is the hostname of CORBA naming server (set by scripts to
+ *    use to launch SALOME and servers in $APPLI: runAppli.sh, runRemote.sh)
+ *  - where portNS is the port used by CORBA naming server (set by scripts to
+ *    use to launch SALOME and servers in $APPLI: runAppli.sh, runRemote.sh)
+ *  - where workingdir is the requested working directory for the container.
+ *    If WORKINGDIR (and workingdir) is not present the working dir will be $HOME
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
+std::string
+SALOME_ContainerManager::BuildCommandToLaunchRemoteContainer(const std::string& resource_name, const Engines::ContainerParameters& params, const std::string& container_exe) const
+{
+  std::string command,tmpFileName;
+  if (!_isAppliSalomeDefined)
+    command = BuildTempFileToLaunchRemoteContainer(resource_name, params, tmpFileName);
+  else
+  {
+    const ParserResourcesType resInfo(_resManager->GetResourceDefinition(resource_name));
+
+    std::string wdir = params.workingdir.in();
+
+    // "ssh -l user machine distantPath/runRemote.sh hostNS portNS WORKINGDIR workingdir
+    //      SALOME_Container containerName -ORBInitRef NameService=IOR:01000..."
+    //  or 
+    //  "ssh -l user machine distantLauncher remote -p hostNS -m portNS -d dir
+    //      --  SALOME_Container contName -ORBInitRef NameService=IOR:01000..."
+    command = getCommandToRunRemoteProcess(resInfo.Protocol, resInfo.HostName, 
+                                           resInfo.UserName, resInfo.AppliPath,
+                                           wdir);
+
+    if(params.isMPI)
+    {
+      int nbproc = params.nb_proc <= 0 ? 1 : params.nb_proc;
+      command += " mpirun -np ";
+      std::ostringstream o;
+      o << nbproc << " ";
+      command += o.str();
+#ifdef LAM_MPI
+      command += "-x PATH,LD_LIBRARY_PATH,OMNIORB_CONFIG,SALOME_trace ";
+#elif defined(OPEN_MPI)
+      if( GetenvThreadSafe("OMPI_URI_FILE") == NULL )
+        command += "-x PATH -x LD_LIBRARY_PATH -x OMNIORB_CONFIG -x SALOME_trace";
+      else{
+        command += "-x PATH -x LD_LIBRARY_PATH -x OMNIORB_CONFIG -x SALOME_trace -ompi-server file:";
+        command += GetenvThreadSafeAsString("OMPI_URI_FILE");
+      }
+#elif defined(MPICH)
+      command += "-nameserver " + Kernel_Utils::GetHostname();
+#endif
+      command += " SALOME_MPIContainer ";
     }
-    if ( CORBA::is_nil(ret) ) {
-      MESSAGE("SALOME_LifeCycleCORBA::StartOrFindContainer rsh failed");
+    else
+      command += " " +container_exe+ " ";
+
+    command += _NS->ContainerName(params);
+    command += " -";
+    AddOmninamesParams(command);
+
+    MESSAGE("command =" << command);
+  }
+
+  return command;
+}
+
+//=============================================================================
+/*!
+ *  builds the command to be launched.
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+std::string SALOME_ContainerManager::BuildCommandToLaunchLocalContainer(const Engines::ContainerParameters& params, const std::string& machinesFile, const std::string& container_exe, std::string& tmpFileName) const
+{
+  tmpFileName = BuildTemporaryFileName();
+  std::string command;
+
+  std::ostringstream o;
+
+  if (params.isMPI)
+    {
+      int nbproc = params.nb_proc <= 0 ? 1 : params.nb_proc;
+
+      o << "mpirun -np ";
+
+      o << nbproc << " ";
+
+      if( GetenvThreadSafe("LIBBATCH_NODEFILE") != NULL )
+        o << "-machinefile " << machinesFile << " ";
+
+#ifdef LAM_MPI
+      o << "-x PATH,LD_LIBRARY_PATH,OMNIORB_CONFIG,SALOME_trace ";
+#elif defined(OPEN_MPI)
+      if( GetenvThreadSafe("OMPI_URI_FILE") == NULL )
+        o << "-x PATH -x LD_LIBRARY_PATH -x OMNIORB_CONFIG -x SALOME_trace";
+      else
+        {
+          o << "-x PATH -x LD_LIBRARY_PATH -x OMNIORB_CONFIG -x SALOME_trace -ompi-server file:";
+          o << GetenvThreadSafeAsString("OMPI_URI_FILE");
+        }
+#elif defined(MPICH)
+      o << "-nameserver " + Kernel_Utils::GetHostname();
+#endif
+
+      if (isPythonContainer(params.container_name))
+        o << " pyMPI SALOME_ContainerPy.py ";
+      else
+        o << " SALOME_MPIContainer ";
     }
-    return ret;
+
+  else
+    {
+      std::string wdir=params.workingdir.in();
+      if(wdir != "")
+        {
+          // a working directory is requested
+          if(wdir == "$TEMPDIR")
+            {
+              // a new temporary directory is requested
+              std::string dir = Kernel_Utils::GetTmpDir();
+#ifdef WIN32
+              o << "cd /d " << dir << std::endl;
+#else
+              o << "cd " << dir << ";";
+#endif
+
+            }
+          else
+            {
+              // a permanent directory is requested use it or create it
+#ifdef WIN32
+              o << "mkdir " + wdir << std::endl;
+              o << "cd /D " + wdir << std::endl;
+#else
+              o << "mkdir -p " << wdir << " && cd " << wdir + ";";
+#endif
+            }
+        }
+
+      if (isPythonContainer(params.container_name))
+        o << "SALOME_ContainerPy.py ";
+      else
+        o << container_exe + " ";
+
+    }
+  
+  o << _NS->ContainerName(params) << " ";
+
+  if( this->_isSSL )
+  {
+    Engines::EmbeddedNamingService_var ns = GetEmbeddedNamingService();
+    CORBA::String_var iorNS = _orb->object_to_string(ns);
+    o << iorNS;
   }
+  else
+  {
+    o << "-";
+    AddOmninamesParams(o);
+  }
+  
+  std::ofstream command_file( tmpFileName.c_str() );
+  command_file << o.str();
+  command_file.close();
+
+#ifndef WIN32
+  chmod(tmpFileName.c_str(), 0x1ED);
+#endif
+  command = tmpFileName;
+
+  MESSAGE("Command is file ... " << command);
+  MESSAGE("Command is ... " << o.str());
+  return command;
+}
+
+
+//=============================================================================
+/*!
+ *  removes the generated temporary file in case of a remote launch.
+ *  This method is thread safe
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
+void SALOME_ContainerManager::RmTmpFile(std::string& tmpFileName)
+{
+  size_t length = tmpFileName.size();
+  if ( length  > 0)
+    {
+#ifdef WIN32
+      std::string command = "del /F ";
+#else
+      std::string command = "rm ";
+#endif
+      if ( length > 4 )
+        command += tmpFileName.substr(0, length - 3 );
+      else
+        command += tmpFileName;
+      command += '*';
+      SystemThreadSafe(command.c_str());
+      //if dir is empty - remove it
+      std::string tmp_dir = Kernel_Utils::GetDirByPath( tmpFileName );
+      if ( Kernel_Utils::IsEmptyDir( tmp_dir ) )
+        {
+#ifdef WIN32
+          command = "del /F " + tmp_dir;
+#else
+          command = "rmdir " + tmp_dir;
+#endif
+          SystemThreadSafe(command.c_str());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+//=============================================================================
+/*!
+ *   add to command all options relative to naming service.
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
+void SALOME_ContainerManager::AddOmninamesParams(std::string& command) const
+{
+  std::ostringstream oss;
+  AddOmninamesParams(oss);
+  command+=oss.str();
+}
+
+//=============================================================================
+/*!
+ *  add to command all options relative to naming service.
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
+void SALOME_ContainerManager::AddOmninamesParams(std::ostream& fileStream) const
+{
+  AddOmninamesParams(fileStream,_NS);
+}
+
+//=============================================================================
+/*!
+ *  add to command all options relative to naming service.
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
+void SALOME_ContainerManager::AddOmninamesParams(std::ostream& fileStream, SALOME_NamingService_Abstract *ns)
+{
+  SALOME_NamingService *nsTrad(dynamic_cast<SALOME_NamingService *>(ns));
+  if(nsTrad)
+  {
+    CORBA::String_var iorstr(nsTrad->getIORaddr());
+    fileStream << "ORBInitRef NameService=";
+    fileStream << iorstr;
+  }
+}
+
+void SALOME_ContainerManager::MakeTheCommandToBeLaunchedASync(std::string& command)
+{
+#ifdef WIN32
+    command = "%PYTHONBIN% -c \"import subprocess ; subprocess.Popen(r'" + command + "').pid\"";
+#else
+    command += " &";
+#endif
 }
 
-Engines::MachineList *SALOME_ContainerManager::GetFittingResources(const Engines::MachineParameters& params, const char *componentName)
+int SALOME_ContainerManager::GetTimeOutToLoaunchServer()
 {
-  vector<string> vec=_ResManager.GetFittingResources(params,componentName);
-  Engines::MachineList *ret=new Engines::MachineList;
-  ret->length(vec.size());
-  for(unsigned int i=0;i<vec.size();i++)
+  int count(TIME_OUT_TO_LAUNCH_CONT);
+  if (GetenvThreadSafe("TIMEOUT_TO_LAUNCH_CONTAINER") != 0)
     {
-      (*ret)[i]=(vec[i]).c_str();
+      std::string new_count_str(GetenvThreadSafeAsString("TIMEOUT_TO_LAUNCH_CONTAINER"));
+      int new_count;
+      std::istringstream ss(new_count_str);
+      if (!(ss >> new_count))
+        {
+          INFOS("[LaunchContainer] TIMEOUT_TO_LAUNCH_CONTAINER should be an int");
+        }
+      else
+        count = new_count;
     }
+  return count;
+}
+
+void SALOME_ContainerManager::SleepInSecond(int ellapseTimeInSecond)
+{
+#ifndef WIN32
+  sleep( ellapseTimeInSecond ) ;
+#else
+  int timeInMS(1000*ellapseTimeInSecond);
+  Sleep(timeInMS);
+#endif
+}
+
+//=============================================================================
+/*!
+ *  generate a file name in /tmp directory
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
+std::string SALOME_ContainerManager::BuildTemporaryFileName()
+{
+  //build more complex file name to support multiple salome session
+  std::string aFileName = Kernel_Utils::GetTmpFileName();
+  std::ostringstream str_pid;
+  str_pid << ::getpid();
+  aFileName = aFileName + "-" + str_pid.str();
+#ifndef WIN32
+  aFileName += ".sh";
+#else
+  aFileName += ".bat";
+#endif
+  return aFileName;
+}
+
+//=============================================================================
+/*!
+ *  Builds in a temporary file the script to be launched.
+ *
+ *  Used if SALOME Application ($APPLI) is not defined.
+ *  The command is build with data from CatalogResources, in which every path
+ *  used on remote computer must be defined.
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
+std::string SALOME_ContainerManager::BuildTempFileToLaunchRemoteContainer (const std::string& resource_name, const Engines::ContainerParameters& params, std::string& tmpFileName) const
+{
+  int status;
+
+  tmpFileName = BuildTemporaryFileName();
+  std::ofstream tempOutputFile;
+  tempOutputFile.open(tmpFileName.c_str(), std::ofstream::out );
+  const ParserResourcesType resInfo(_resManager->GetResourceDefinition(resource_name));
+  tempOutputFile << "#! /bin/sh" << std::endl;
+
+  // --- set env vars
+
+  tempOutputFile << "export SALOME_trace=local" << std::endl; // mkr : 27.11.2006 : PAL13967 - Distributed supervision graphs - Problem with "SALOME_trace"
+  //tempOutputFile << "source " << resInfo.PreReqFilePath << endl;
+
+  // ! env vars
+
+  if (params.isMPI)
+    {
+      int nbproc = params.nb_proc <= 0 ? 1 : params.nb_proc;
+
+      tempOutputFile << "mpirun -np ";
+
+      tempOutputFile << nbproc << " ";
+#ifdef LAM_MPI
+      tempOutputFile << "-x PATH,LD_LIBRARY_PATH,OMNIORB_CONFIG,SALOME_trace ";
+#elif defined(OPEN_MPI)
+      if( GetenvThreadSafe("OMPI_URI_FILE") == NULL )
+        tempOutputFile << "-x PATH -x LD_LIBRARY_PATH -x OMNIORB_CONFIG -x SALOME_trace";
+      else{
+        tempOutputFile << "-x PATH -x LD_LIBRARY_PATH -x OMNIORB_CONFIG -x SALOME_trace -ompi-server file:";
+        tempOutputFile << GetenvThreadSafeAsString("OMPI_URI_FILE");
+      }
+#elif defined(MPICH)
+      tempOutputFile << "-nameserver " + Kernel_Utils::GetHostname();
+#endif
+    }
+
+  tempOutputFile << GetenvThreadSafeAsString("KERNEL_ROOT_DIR") << "/bin/salome/";
+
+  if (params.isMPI)
+    {
+      if (isPythonContainer(params.container_name))
+        tempOutputFile << " pyMPI SALOME_ContainerPy.py ";
+      else
+        tempOutputFile << " SALOME_MPIContainer ";
+    }
+
+  else
+    {
+      if (isPythonContainer(params.container_name))
+        tempOutputFile << "SALOME_ContainerPy.py ";
+      else
+        tempOutputFile << "SALOME_Container ";
+    }
+
+  tempOutputFile << _NS->ContainerName(params) << " -";
+  AddOmninamesParams(tempOutputFile);
+  tempOutputFile << " &" << std::endl;
+  tempOutputFile.flush();
+  tempOutputFile.close();
+#ifndef WIN32
+  chmod(tmpFileName.c_str(), 0x1ED);
+#endif
+
+  // --- Build command
+
+  std::string command;
+
+  if (resInfo.Protocol == rsh)
+    {
+      command = "rsh ";
+      std::string commandRcp = "rcp ";
+      commandRcp += tmpFileName;
+      commandRcp += " ";
+      commandRcp += resInfo.HostName;
+      commandRcp += ":";
+      commandRcp += tmpFileName;
+      status = SystemThreadSafe(commandRcp.c_str());
+    }
+
+  else if (resInfo.Protocol == ssh)
+    {
+      command = "ssh ";
+      std::string commandRcp = "scp ";
+      commandRcp += tmpFileName;
+      commandRcp += " ";
+      commandRcp += resInfo.HostName;
+      commandRcp += ":";
+      commandRcp += tmpFileName;
+      status = SystemThreadSafe(commandRcp.c_str());
+    }
+
+  else if (resInfo.Protocol == srun)
+    {
+      command = "srun -n 1 -N 1 -s --mem-per-cpu=0 --cpu-bind=none --nodelist=";
+      std::string commandRcp = "rcp ";
+      commandRcp += tmpFileName;
+      commandRcp += " ";
+      commandRcp += resInfo.HostName;
+      commandRcp += ":";
+      commandRcp += tmpFileName;
+      status = SystemThreadSafe(commandRcp.c_str());
+    }
+  else
+    throw SALOME_Exception("Unknown protocol");
+
+  if(status)
+    throw SALOME_Exception("Error of connection on remote host");
+
+  command += resInfo.HostName;
+  command += " ";
+  command += tmpFileName;
+
+  SCRUTE(command);
+
+  return command;
+
+}
+
+std::string SALOME_ContainerManager::GetMPIZeroNode(const std::string machine, const std::string machinesFile) const
+{
+  int status;
+  std::string zeronode;
+  std::string command;
+  std::string tmpFile = BuildTemporaryFileName();
+  const ParserResourcesType resInfo(_resManager->GetResourceDefinition(machine));
+
+  if(resInfo.Protocol == sh)
+  {
+    return resInfo.HostName;
+  }
+
+  if( GetenvThreadSafe("LIBBATCH_NODEFILE") == NULL )
+    {
+      if (_isAppliSalomeDefined)
+        {
+          command = getCommandToRunRemoteProcess(resInfo.Protocol, resInfo.HostName, 
+                                                 resInfo.UserName, resInfo.AppliPath);
+          command += " mpirun -np 1 hostname -s > " + tmpFile;
+        }
+      else
+        command = "mpirun -np 1 hostname -s > " + tmpFile;
+    }
+  else
+    command = "mpirun -np 1 -machinefile " + machinesFile + " hostname -s > " + tmpFile;
+
+  status = SystemThreadSafe(command.c_str());
+  if( status == 0 ){
+    std::ifstream fp(tmpFile.c_str(),std::ios::in);
+    while(fp >> zeronode);
+  }
+
+  RmTmpFile(tmpFile);
+
+  return zeronode;
+}
+
+std::string SALOME_ContainerManager::machinesFile(const int nbproc)
+{
+  std::string tmp;
+  std::string nodesFile = GetenvThreadSafeAsString("LIBBATCH_NODEFILE");
+  std::string machinesFile = Kernel_Utils::GetTmpFileName();
+  std::ifstream fpi(nodesFile.c_str(),std::ios::in);
+  std::ofstream fpo(machinesFile.c_str(),std::ios::out);
+
+  _numInstanceMutex.lock();
+
+  for(int i=0;i<_nbprocUsed;i++)
+    fpi >> tmp;
+
+  for(int i=0;i<nbproc;i++)
+    if( fpi >> tmp )
+      fpo << tmp << std::endl;
+    else
+      throw SALOME_Exception("You need more processors than batch session have allocated for you! Unable to launch the mpi container: ");
+
+  _nbprocUsed += nbproc;
+  fpi.close();
+  fpo.close();
+
+  _numInstanceMutex.unlock();
+
+  return machinesFile;
+
+}
+
+std::string SALOME_ContainerManager::getCommandToRunRemoteProcess(AccessProtocolType protocol,
+                                                                  const std::string & hostname,
+                                                                  const std::string & username,
+                                                                  const std::string & applipath,
+                                                                  const std::string & workdir)
+{
+  std::ostringstream command;
+  switch (protocol)
+  {
+  case rsh:
+    command << "rsh ";
+    if (username != "")
+    {
+      command << "-l " << username << " ";
+    }
+    command << hostname << " ";
+    break;
+  case ssh:
+    command << "ssh ";
+    if (username != "")
+    {
+      command << "-l " << username << " ";
+    }
+    command << hostname << " ";
+    break;
+  case srun:
+    // no need to redefine the user with srun, the job user is taken by default
+    // (note: for srun, user id can be specified with " --uid=<user>")
+    command << "srun -n 1 -N 1 -s --mem-per-cpu=0 --cpu-bind=none --nodelist=" << hostname << " ";
+    break;
+  case pbsdsh:
+    command << "pbsdsh -o -h " << hostname << " ";
+    break;
+  case blaunch:
+    command << "blaunch -no-shell " << hostname << " ";
+    break;
+  default:
+    throw SALOME_Exception("Unknown protocol");
+  }
+
+  std::string remoteapplipath;
+  if (applipath=="")
+    remoteapplipath = GetenvThreadSafeAsString("APPLI");
+  else
+    remoteapplipath = applipath;
+
+  ASSERT(GetenvThreadSafe("NSHOST"));
+  ASSERT(GetenvThreadSafe("NSPORT"));
+
+  // $APPLI points either to an application directory, or to a salome launcher file
+  // we prepare the remote command according to the case
+  struct stat statbuf;
+  if (stat(GetenvThreadSafe("APPLI"), &statbuf) ==0 &&  S_ISREG(statbuf.st_mode))
+  {
+    // if $APPLI is a regular file, we asume it's a salome Launcher
+    // generate a command with a salome launcher
+    command << remoteapplipath 
+            << " remote"
+            << " -m "
+            <<  GetenvThreadSafeAsString("NSHOST") // hostname of CORBA name server
+            << " -p "
+            <<  GetenvThreadSafeAsString("NSPORT"); // port of CORBA name server
+    if (workdir != "")
+      command << "-d " << workdir;
+    command <<  " -- " ;
+  }
+  else  // we assume it's a salome application directory
+  {
+    // generate a command with runRemote.sh
+    command <<  remoteapplipath;
+    command <<  "/runRemote.sh ";
+    command <<  GetenvThreadSafeAsString("NSHOST"); // hostname of CORBA name server
+    command <<  " ";
+    command <<  GetenvThreadSafeAsString("NSPORT"); // port of CORBA name server
+    if(workdir != "")
+    {
+      command << " WORKINGDIR ";
+      command << " '";
+      if(workdir == "$TEMPDIR")
+          command << "\\$TEMPDIR";
+      else
+        command << workdir; // requested working directory
+      command << "'";
+    }
+  }
+
+  return command.str();
+}
+
+bool
+SALOME_ContainerManager::checkPaCOParameters(Engines::ContainerParameters & params, std::string resource_selected)
+{
+  bool result = true;
+
+  // Step 1 : check ContainerParameters
+  // Check container_name, has to be defined
+  if (std::string(params.container_name.in()) == "")
+  {
+    INFOS("[checkPaCOParameters] You must define a container_name to launch a PaCO++ container");
+    result = false;
+  }
+  // Check parallelLib
+  std::string parallelLib = params.parallelLib.in();
+  if (parallelLib != "Mpi" && parallelLib != "Dummy")
+  {
+    INFOS("[checkPaCOParameters] parallelLib is not correctly defined");
+    INFOS("[checkPaCOParameters] you can chosse between: Mpi and Dummy");
+    INFOS("[checkPaCOParameters] you entered: " << parallelLib);
+    result = false;
+  }
+  // Check nb_proc
+  if (params.nb_proc <= 0)
+  {
+    INFOS("[checkPaCOParameters] You must define a nb_proc > 0");
+    result = false;
+  }
+
+  // Step 2 : check resource_selected
+  const ParserResourcesType resource_definition = _resManager->GetResourceDefinition(resource_selected);
+  //std::string protocol = resource_definition->protocol.in();
+  std::string username = resource_definition.UserName;
+  std::string applipath = resource_definition.AppliPath;
+
+  //if (protocol == "" || username == "" || applipath == "")
+  if (username == "" || applipath == "")
+  {
+    INFOS("[checkPaCOParameters] resource selected is not well defined");
+    INFOS("[checkPaCOParameters] resource name: " << resource_definition.Name);
+    INFOS("[checkPaCOParameters] resource hostname: " << resource_definition.HostName);
+    INFOS("[checkPaCOParameters] resource protocol: " << resource_definition.getAccessProtocolTypeStr());
+    INFOS("[checkPaCOParameters] resource username: " << username);
+    INFOS("[checkPaCOParameters] resource applipath: " << applipath);
+    result = false;
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+/*
+ * :WARNING: Do not directly convert returned value to std::string
+ * This function may return NULL if env variable is not defined.
+ * And std::string(NULL) causes undefined behavior.
+ * Use GetenvThreadSafeAsString to properly get a std::string.
+*/
+char *SALOME_ContainerManager::GetenvThreadSafe(const char *name)
+{// getenv is not thread safe. See man 7 pthread.
+  Utils_Locker lock (&_getenvMutex);
+  return getenv(name);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return env variable as a std::string.
+ * Return empty string if env variable is not set.
+ */
+std::string SALOME_ContainerManager::GetenvThreadSafeAsString(const char *name)
+{
+  char* var = GetenvThreadSafe(name);
+  return var ? std::string(var) : std::string();
+}
+
+int SALOME_ContainerManager::SystemThreadSafe(const char *command)
+{
+  Utils_Locker lock (&_systemMutex);
+  return system(command);
+}
+
+long SALOME_ContainerManager::SystemWithPIDThreadSafe(const std::vector<std::string>& command)
+{
+  Utils_Locker lock(&_systemMutex);
+  if(command.size()<1)
+    throw SALOME_Exception("SystemWithPIDThreadSafe : command is expected to have a length of size 1 at least !");
+#ifndef WIN32
+  pid_t pid ( fork() ) ; // spawn a child process, following code is executed in both processes
+#else 
+  pid_t pid = -1; //Throw SALOME_Exception on Windows
+#endif
+  if ( pid == 0 ) // I'm a child, replace myself with a new ompi-server
+    {
+      std::size_t sz(command.size());
+      char **args = new char *[sz+1];
+      for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
+        args[i] = strdup(command[i].c_str());
+      args[sz] = nullptr;
+      execvp( command[0].c_str() , args ); 
+      std::ostringstream oss;
+      oss << "Error when launching " << command[0];
+      throw SALOME_Exception(oss.str().c_str()); // execvp failed
+    }
+  else if ( pid < 0 )
+    {
+      throw SALOME_Exception("fork() failed");
+    }
+  else // I'm a parent
+    {
+      return pid;
+    }
+}
+
+#ifdef WITH_PACO_PARALLEL
+
+//=============================================================================
+/*! CORBA Method:
+ *  Start a suitable PaCO++ Parallel Container in a list of machines.
+ *  \param params           Container Parameters required for the container
+ *  \return CORBA container reference.
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+Engines::Container_ptr
+SALOME_ContainerManager::StartPaCOPPContainer(const Engines::ContainerParameters& params_const,
+                                              std::string resource_selected)
+{
+  CORBA::Object_var obj;
+  PaCO::InterfaceManager_var container_proxy;
+  Engines::Container_ptr ret = Engines::Container::_nil();
+  Engines::ContainerParameters params(params_const);
+  params.resource_params.name = CORBA::string_dup(resource_selected.c_str());
+
+  // Step 0 : Check parameters
+  if (!checkPaCOParameters(params, resource_selected))
+  {
+    INFOS("[StartPaCOPPContainer] check parameters failed ! see logs...");
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  // Step 1 : Starting a new parallel container !
+  INFOS("[StartPaCOPPContainer] Starting a PaCO++ parallel container");
+  INFOS("[StartPaCOPPContainer] on resource : " << resource_selected);
+
+  // Step 2 : Get a MachineFile for the parallel container
+  std::string machine_file_name = _resManager->getMachineFile(resource_selected,
+                                                              params.nb_proc,
+                                                              params.parallelLib.in());
+
+  if (machine_file_name == "")
+  {
+    INFOS("[StartPaCOPPContainer] Machine file generation failed");
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  // Step 3 : starting parallel container proxy
+  std::string command_proxy("");
+  std::string proxy_machine;
+  try
+  {
+    command_proxy = BuildCommandToLaunchPaCOProxyContainer(params, machine_file_name, proxy_machine);
+  }
+  catch(const SALOME_Exception & ex)
+  {
+    INFOS("[StartPaCOPPContainer] Exception in BuildCommandToLaunchPaCOContainer");
+    INFOS(ex.what());
+    return ret;
+  }
+  obj = LaunchPaCOProxyContainer(command_proxy, params, proxy_machine);
+  if (CORBA::is_nil(obj))
+  {
+    INFOS("[StartPaCOPPContainer] LaunchPaCOContainer for proxy returns NIL !");
+    return ret;
+  }
+  container_proxy = PaCO::InterfaceManager::_narrow(obj);
+  MESSAGE("[StartPaCOPPContainer] PaCO container proxy is launched");
+
+  // Step 4 : starting parallel container nodes
+  std::string command_nodes("");
+  SALOME_ContainerManager::actual_launch_machine_t nodes_machines;
+  try
+  {
+    command_nodes = BuildCommandToLaunchPaCONodeContainer(params, machine_file_name, nodes_machines, proxy_machine);
+  }
+  catch(const SALOME_Exception & ex)
+  {
+    INFOS("[StarPaCOPPContainer] Exception in BuildCommandToLaunchPaCONodeContainer");
+    INFOS(ex.what());
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  std::string container_generic_node_name = std::string(params.container_name.in()) + std::string("Node");
+  bool result = LaunchPaCONodeContainer(command_nodes, params, container_generic_node_name, nodes_machines);
+  if (!result)
+  {
+    INFOS("[StarPaCOPPContainer] LaunchPaCONodeContainer failed !");
+    // Il faut tuer le proxy
+    try
+    {
+      Engines::Container_var proxy = Engines::Container::_narrow(container_proxy);
+      proxy->Shutdown();
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+      INFOS("[StarPaCOPPContainer] Exception caught from proxy Shutdown...");
+    }
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  // Step 4 : connecting nodes and the proxy to actually create a parallel container
+  for (int i = 0; i < params.nb_proc; i++)
+  {
+    std::ostringstream tmp;
+    tmp << i;
+    std::string proc_number = tmp.str();
+    std::string container_node_name = container_generic_node_name + proc_number;
+
+    std::string theNodeMachine(nodes_machines[i]);
+    std::string containerNameInNS = _NS->BuildContainerNameForNS(container_node_name.c_str(), theNodeMachine.c_str());
+    obj = _NS->Resolve(containerNameInNS.c_str());
+    if (CORBA::is_nil(obj))
+    {
+      INFOS("[StarPaCOPPContainer] CONNECTION FAILED From Naming Service !");
+      INFOS("[StarPaCOPPContainer] Container name is " << containerNameInNS);
+      return ret;
+    }
+    try
+    {
+      MESSAGE("[StarPaCOPPContainer] Deploying node : " << container_node_name);
+      PaCO::InterfaceParallel_var node = PaCO::InterfaceParallel::_narrow(obj);
+      node->deploy();
+      MESSAGE("[StarPaCOPPContainer] node " << container_node_name << " is deployed");
+    }
+    catch(CORBA::SystemException& e)
+    {
+      INFOS("[StarPaCOPPContainer] Exception in deploying node : " << containerNameInNS);
+      INFOS("CORBA::SystemException : " << e);
+      return ret;
+    }
+    catch(CORBA::Exception& e)
+    {
+      INFOS("[StarPaCOPPContainer] Exception in deploying node : " << containerNameInNS);
+      INFOS("CORBA::Exception" << e);
+      return ret;
+    }
+    catch(...)
+    {
+      INFOS("[StarPaCOPPContainer] Exception in deploying node : " << containerNameInNS);
+      INFOS("Unknown exception !");
+      return ret;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Step 5 : starting parallel container
+  try
+  {
+    MESSAGE ("[StarPaCOPPContainer] Starting parallel object");
+    container_proxy->start();
+    MESSAGE ("[StarPaCOPPContainer] Parallel object is started");
+    ret = Engines::Container::_narrow(container_proxy);
+  }
+  catch(CORBA::SystemException& e)
+  {
+    INFOS("Caught CORBA::SystemException. : " << e);
+  }
+  catch(PortableServer::POA::ServantAlreadyActive&)
+  {
+    INFOS("Caught CORBA::ServantAlreadyActiveException");
+  }
+  catch(CORBA::Exception&)
+  {
+    INFOS("Caught CORBA::Exception.");
+  }
+  catch(std::exception& exc)
+  {
+    INFOS("Caught std::exception - "<<exc.what());
+  }
+  catch(...)
+  {
+    INFOS("Caught unknown exception.");
+  }
   return ret;
 }
 
-char* SALOME_ContainerManager::FindBest(const Engines::MachineList& possibleComputers)
+std::string
+SALOME_ContainerManager::BuildCommandToLaunchPaCOProxyContainer(const Engines::ContainerParameters& params,
+                                                                std::string machine_file_name,
+                                                                std::string & proxy_hostname)
+{
+  // In the proxy case, we always launch a Dummy Proxy
+  std::string exe_name = "SALOME_ParallelContainerProxyDummy";
+  std::string container_name = params.container_name.in();
+
+  // Convert nb_proc in string
+  std::ostringstream tmp_string;
+  tmp_string << params.nb_proc;
+  std::string nb_proc_str = tmp_string.str();
+
+  // Get resource definition
+  ParserResourcesType resource_definition =
+      _resManager->GetResourceDefinition(params.resource_params.name.in());
+
+  // Choose hostname
+  std::string hostname;
+  std::ifstream machine_file(machine_file_name.c_str());
+  std::getline(machine_file, hostname, ' ');
+  size_t found = hostname.find('\n');
+  if (found!=std::string::npos)
+    hostname.erase(found, 1); // Remove \n
+  proxy_hostname = hostname;
+  MESSAGE("[BuildCommandToLaunchPaCOProxyContainer] machine file name extracted is " << hostname);
+
+  // Remote execution
+  bool remote_execution = false;
+  if (hostname != std::string(Kernel_Utils::GetHostname()))
+  {
+    MESSAGE("[BuildCommandToLaunchPaCOProxyContainer] remote machine case detected !");
+    remote_execution = true;
+  }
+
+  // Log environment
+  std::string log_type("");
+  char * get_val = GetenvThreadSafe("PARALLEL_LOG");
+  if (get_val)
+    log_type = get_val;
+
+  // Generating the command
+  std::string command_begin("");
+  std::string command_end("");
+  std::ostringstream command;
+
+  LogConfiguration(log_type, "proxy", container_name, hostname, command_begin, command_end);
+  command << command_begin;
+
+  // Adding connection command
+  // We can only have a remote execution with
+  // a SALOME application
+  if (remote_execution)
   {
-    string theMachine=_LoadManager.FindBest(possibleComputers);
-    return CORBA::string_dup(theMachine.c_str());
+    ASSERT(GetenvThreadSafe("NSHOST"));
+    ASSERT(GetenvThreadSafe("NSPORT"));
+
+    command << resource_definition.getAccessProtocolTypeStr();
+    command << " -l ";
+    command << resource_definition.UserName;
+    command << " " << hostname;
+    command << " " << resource_definition.AppliPath;
+    command << "/runRemote.sh ";
+    command << GetenvThreadSafeAsString("NSHOST") << " "; // hostname of CORBA name server
+    command << GetenvThreadSafeAsString("NSPORT") << " "; // port of CORBA name server
   }
 
-Engines::Container_ptr SALOME_ContainerManager::FindContainer(const char *containerName,const char *theMachine)
+  command << exe_name;
+  command << " " << container_name;
+  command << " Dummy";
+  command << " " << hostname;
+  command << " " << nb_proc_str;
+  command << " -";
+  AddOmninamesParams(command);
+
+  // Final command
+  command << command_end;
+  MESSAGE("[BuildCommandToLaunchPaCOProxyContainer] Command is: " << command.str());
+
+  return command.str();
+}
+
+std::string
+SALOME_ContainerManager::BuildCommandToLaunchPaCONodeContainer(const Engines::ContainerParameters& params,
+                                                               const std::string & machine_file_name,
+                                                               SALOME_ContainerManager::actual_launch_machine_t & vect_machine,
+                                                               const std::string & proxy_hostname)
 {
-  string containerNameInNS(BuildContainerNameInNS(containerName,theMachine));
-  CORBA::Object_var obj = _NS->Resolve(containerNameInNS.c_str());
-  if( !CORBA::is_nil(obj) )
-    return Engines::Container::_narrow(obj);
+  // Name of exe
+  std::string exe_name = "SALOME_ParallelContainerNode";
+  exe_name += params.parallelLib.in();
+  std::string container_name = params.container_name.in();
+
+  // Convert nb_proc in string
+  std::ostringstream nb_proc_stream;
+  nb_proc_stream << params.nb_proc;
+
+  // Get resource definition
+  ParserResourcesType resource_definition =
+      _resManager->GetResourceDefinition(params.resource_params.name.in());
+
+  // Log environment
+  std::string log_type("");
+  char * get_val = GetenvThreadSafe("PARALLEL_LOG");
+  if (get_val)
+    log_type = get_val;
+
+  // Now the command is different according to paralleLib
+  std::ostringstream command_nodes;
+  std::ifstream machine_file(machine_file_name.c_str());
+  if (std::string(params.parallelLib.in()) == "Dummy")
+  {
+    for (int i= 0; i < params.nb_proc; i++)
+    {
+      // Choose hostname
+      std::string hostname;
+      std::getline(machine_file, hostname);
+      MESSAGE("[BuildCommandToLaunchPaCONodeContainer] machine file name extracted is " << hostname);
+
+      // Remote execution
+      bool remote_execution = false;
+      if (hostname != std::string(Kernel_Utils::GetHostname()))
+      {
+        MESSAGE("[BuildCommandToLaunchPaCONodeContainer] remote machine case detected !");
+        remote_execution = true;
+      }
+
+      // For each node we have a new command
+      // Generating the command
+      std::ostringstream command_node_stream;
+      std::string command_node_begin("");
+      std::string command_node_end("");
+      std::ostringstream node_number;
+      node_number << i;
+      std::string container_node_name = container_name + node_number.str();
+      LogConfiguration(log_type, "node", container_node_name, hostname, command_node_begin, command_node_end);
+
+      // Adding connection command
+      // We can only have a remote execution with
+      // a SALOME application
+      if (remote_execution)
+      {
+        ASSERT(GetenvThreadSafe("NSHOST"));
+        ASSERT(GetenvThreadSafe("NSPORT"));
+
+        command_node_stream << resource_definition.getAccessProtocolTypeStr();
+        command_node_stream << " -l ";
+        command_node_stream << resource_definition.UserName;
+        command_node_stream << " " << hostname;
+        command_node_stream << " " << resource_definition.AppliPath;
+        command_node_stream << "/runRemote.sh ";
+        command_node_stream << GetenvThreadSafeAsString("NSHOST") << " "; // hostname of CORBA name server
+        command_node_stream << GetenvThreadSafeAsString("NSPORT") << " "; // port of CORBA name server
+      }
+
+      command_node_stream << exe_name;
+      command_node_stream << " " << container_name;
+      command_node_stream << " " << params.parallelLib.in();
+      command_node_stream << " " << proxy_hostname;
+      command_node_stream << " " << node_number.str();
+      command_node_stream << " -";
+      AddOmninamesParams(command_node_stream);
+
+      command_nodes << command_node_begin << command_node_stream.str() << command_node_end;
+      vect_machine.push_back(hostname);
+    }
+  }
+
+  else if (std::string(params.parallelLib.in()) == "Mpi")
+  {
+    // Choose hostname
+    std::string hostname;
+    std::getline(machine_file, hostname, ' ');
+    MESSAGE("[BuildCommandToLaunchPaCONodeContainer] machine file name extracted is " << hostname);
+
+    // Remote execution
+    bool remote_execution = false;
+    if (hostname != std::string(Kernel_Utils::GetHostname()))
+    {
+      MESSAGE("[BuildCommandToLaunchPaCONodeContainer] remote machine case detected !");
+      remote_execution = true;
+    }
+
+    // In case of Mpi and Remote, we copy machine_file in the applipath
+    // scp mpi_machine_file user@machine:Path
+    std::ostringstream command_remote_stream;
+    std::string::size_type last = machine_file_name.find_last_of("/");
+    if (last == std::string::npos)
+      last = -1;
+
+    if (resource_definition.Protocol == rsh)
+      command_remote_stream << "rcp ";
+    else
+      command_remote_stream << "scp ";
+    command_remote_stream << machine_file_name << " ";
+    command_remote_stream << resource_definition.UserName << "@";
+    command_remote_stream << hostname << ":" << resource_definition.AppliPath;
+    command_remote_stream <<  "/" << machine_file_name.substr(last+1);
+
+    int status = SystemThreadSafe(command_remote_stream.str().c_str());
+    if (status == -1)
+    {
+      INFOS("copy of the MPI machine file failed ! - sorry !");
+      return "";
+    }
+
+    // Generating the command
+    std::string command_begin("");
+    std::string command_end("");
+
+    LogConfiguration(log_type, "nodes", container_name, hostname, command_begin, command_end);
+    command_nodes << command_begin;
+
+    // Adding connection command
+    // We can only have a remote execution with
+    // a SALOME application
+    if (remote_execution)
+    {
+      ASSERT(GetenvThreadSafe("NSHOST"));
+      ASSERT(GetenvThreadSafe("NSPORT"));
+
+      command_nodes << resource_definition.getAccessProtocolTypeStr();
+      command_nodes << " -l ";
+      command_nodes << resource_definition.UserName;
+      command_nodes << " " << hostname;
+      command_nodes << " " << resource_definition.AppliPath;
+      command_nodes << "/runRemote.sh ";
+      command_nodes << GetenvThreadSafeAsString("NSHOST") << " "; // hostname of CORBA name server
+      command_nodes << GetenvThreadSafeAsString("NSPORT") << " "; // port of CORBA name server
+    }
+
+    if (resource_definition.mpi == lam)
+    {
+      command_nodes << "mpiexec -ssi boot ";
+      command_nodes << "-machinefile "  << machine_file_name << " ";
+      command_nodes <<  "-n " << params.nb_proc;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      command_nodes << "mpirun -np " << params.nb_proc;
+    }
+    command_nodes << " " << exe_name;
+    command_nodes << " " << container_name;
+    command_nodes << " " << params.parallelLib.in();
+    command_nodes << " " << proxy_hostname;
+    command_nodes << " -";
+    AddOmninamesParams(command_nodes);
+
+    // We don't put hostname, because nodes are registered in the resource of the proxy
+    for (int i= 0; i < params.nb_proc; i++)
+      vect_machine.push_back(proxy_hostname);
+
+    command_nodes << command_end;
+  }
+  return command_nodes.str();
+}
+
+void
+SALOME_ContainerManager::LogConfiguration(const std::string & log_type,
+                                          const std::string & exe_type,
+                                          const std::string & container_name,
+                                          const std::string & hostname,
+                                          std::string & begin,
+                                          std::string & end)
+{
+  if(log_type == "xterm")
+  {
+    begin = "xterm -e \"export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH; export PATH=$PATH;";
+    end   = "\"&";
+  }
+  else if(log_type == "xterm_debug")
+  {
+    begin = "xterm -e \"export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH; export PATH=$PATH;";
+    end   = "; cat \" &";
+  }
   else
-    return Engines::Container::_nil();
+  {
+    // default into a file...
+    std::string logFilename = "/tmp/" + container_name + "_" + hostname + "_" + exe_type + "_";
+    std::string user = GetenvThreadSafeAsString("USER");
+    if (user.empty())
+      user = GetenvThreadSafeAsString("LOGNAME");
+    logFilename += user + ".log";
+    end = " > " + logFilename + " 2>&1 & ";
+  }
+}
+
+CORBA::Object_ptr
+SALOME_ContainerManager::LaunchPaCOProxyContainer(const std::string& command,
+                                                  const Engines::ContainerParameters& params,
+                                                  const std::string & hostname)
+{
+  PaCO::InterfaceManager_ptr container_proxy = PaCO::InterfaceManager::_nil();
+
+  MESSAGE("[LaunchPaCOProxyContainer] Launch command");
+  int status = SystemThreadSafe(command.c_str());
+  if (status == -1) {
+    INFOS("[LaunchPaCOProxyContainer] failed : system command status -1");
+    return container_proxy;
+  }
+  else if (status == 217) {
+    INFOS("[LaunchPaCOProxyContainer] failed : system command status 217");
+    return container_proxy;
+  }
+
+  int count(GetTimeOutToLoaunchServer());
+  CORBA::Object_var obj = CORBA::Object::_nil();
+  std::string containerNameInNS = _NS->BuildContainerNameForNS(params.container_name.in(),
+                                                               hostname.c_str());
+  MESSAGE("[LaunchParallelContainer]  Waiting for Parallel Container proxy : " << containerNameInNS);
+
+  while (CORBA::is_nil(obj) && count)
+  {
+    sleep(1);
+    count--;
+    obj = _NS->Resolve(containerNameInNS.c_str());
+  }
+
+  try
+  {
+    container_proxy = PaCO::InterfaceManager::_narrow(obj);
+  }
+  catch(CORBA::SystemException& e)
+  {
+    INFOS("[StarPaCOPPContainer] Exception in _narrow after LaunchParallelContainer for proxy !");
+    INFOS("CORBA::SystemException : " << e);
+    return container_proxy;
+  }
+  catch(CORBA::Exception& e)
+  {
+    INFOS("[StarPaCOPPContainer] Exception in _narrow after LaunchParallelContainer for proxy !");
+    INFOS("CORBA::Exception" << e);
+    return container_proxy;
+  }
+  catch(...)
+  {
+    INFOS("[StarPaCOPPContainer] Exception in _narrow after LaunchParallelContainer for proxy !");
+    INFOS("Unknown exception !");
+    return container_proxy;
+  }
+  if (CORBA::is_nil(container_proxy))
+  {
+    INFOS("[StarPaCOPPContainer] PaCO::InterfaceManager::_narrow returns NIL !");
+    return container_proxy;
+  }
+  return obj._retn();
 }
 
-Engines::Container_ptr SALOME_ContainerManager::FindContainer(const char *containerName,const Engines::MachineList& possibleComputers)
+//=============================================================================
+/*! This method launches the parallel container.
+ *  It will may be placed on the resources manager.
+ *
+ * \param command to launch
+ * \param container's parameters
+ * \param name of the container
+ *
+ * \return CORBA container reference
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+bool
+SALOME_ContainerManager::LaunchPaCONodeContainer(const std::string& command,
+                                                 const Engines::ContainerParameters& params,
+                                                 const std::string& name,
+                                                 SALOME_ContainerManager::actual_launch_machine_t & vect_machine)
 {
-  for(unsigned int i=0;i<possibleComputers.length();i++)
+  INFOS("[LaunchPaCONodeContainer] Launch command");
+  int status = SystemThreadSafe(command.c_str());
+  if (status == -1) {
+    INFOS("[LaunchPaCONodeContainer] failed : system command status -1");
+    return false;
+  }
+  else if (status == 217) {
+    INFOS("[LaunchPaCONodeContainer] failed : system command status 217");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  INFOS("[LaunchPaCONodeContainer] Waiting for the nodes of the parallel container");
+  // We are waiting all the nodes
+  for (int i = 0; i < params.nb_proc; i++)
+  {
+    CORBA::Object_var obj = CORBA::Object::_nil();
+    std::string theMachine(vect_machine[i]);
+    // Name of the node
+    std::ostringstream tmp;
+    tmp << i;
+    std::string proc_number = tmp.str();
+    std::string container_node_name = name + proc_number;
+    std::string containerNameInNS = _NS->BuildContainerNameForNS((char*) container_node_name.c_str(), theMachine.c_str());
+    INFOS("[LaunchPaCONodeContainer]  Waiting for Parallel Container node " << containerNameInNS << " on " << theMachine);
+    int count(GetTimeOutToLoaunchServer());
+    while (CORBA::is_nil(obj) && count) {
+      SleepInSecond(1);
+      count-- ;
+      obj = _NS->Resolve(containerNameInNS.c_str());
+    }
+    if (CORBA::is_nil(obj))
     {
-      Engines::Container_ptr cont=FindContainer(containerName,possibleComputers[i]);
-      if( !CORBA::is_nil(cont) )
-       return cont;
+      INFOS("[LaunchPaCONodeContainer] Launch of node failed (or not found) !");
+      return false;
     }
-  return Engines::Container::_nil();
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+#else
+
+Engines::Container_ptr
+SALOME_ContainerManager::StartPaCOPPContainer(const Engines::ContainerParameters& /*params*/,
+                                              std::string /*resource_selected*/)
+{
+  Engines::Container_ptr ret = Engines::Container::_nil();
+  INFOS("[StarPaCOPPContainer] is disabled !");
+  INFOS("[StarPaCOPPContainer] recompile SALOME Kernel to enable PaCO++ parallel extension");
+  return ret;
+}
+
+std::string
+SALOME_ContainerManager::BuildCommandToLaunchPaCOProxyContainer(const Engines::ContainerParameters& /*params*/,
+                                                                std::string /*machine_file_name*/,
+                                                                std::string & /*proxy_hostname*/)
+{
+  return "";
+}
+
+std::string
+SALOME_ContainerManager::BuildCommandToLaunchPaCONodeContainer(const Engines::ContainerParameters& /*params*/,
+                                                               const std::string & /*machine_file_name*/,
+                                                               SALOME_ContainerManager::actual_launch_machine_t & /*vect_machine*/,
+                                                               const std::string & /*proxy_hostname*/)
+{
+  return "";
+}
+void
+SALOME_ContainerManager::LogConfiguration(const std::string & /*log_type*/,
+                                          const std::string & /*exe_type*/,
+                                          const std::string & /*container_name*/,
+                                          const std::string & /*hostname*/,
+                                          std::string & /*begin*/,
+                                          std::string & /*end*/)
+{
+}
+
+CORBA::Object_ptr
+SALOME_ContainerManager::LaunchPaCOProxyContainer(const std::string& /*command*/,
+                                                  const Engines::ContainerParameters& /*params*/,
+                                                  const std::string& /*hostname*/)
+{
+  CORBA::Object_ptr ret = CORBA::Object::_nil();
+  return ret;
 }
 
-string SALOME_ContainerManager::BuildContainerNameInNS(const char *containerName,const char *machineName)
+bool
+SALOME_ContainerManager::LaunchPaCONodeContainer(const std::string& /*command*/,
+                        const Engines::ContainerParameters& /*params*/,
+                        const std::string& /*name*/,
+                        SALOME_ContainerManager::actual_launch_machine_t & /*vect_machine*/)
 {
-  string containerNameInNS("/Containers/");
-  containerNameInNS+=machineName;
-  containerNameInNS+="/";
-  containerNameInNS+=containerName;
-  return containerNameInNS;
+  return false;
 }
+#endif