Question

I have two servers, one that runs my program written in Java (Server A) and one that stores a graph (Server B) that must be continuously accessed by Server A. To access Server B you must ssh with a username and password using Server B’s IP address.
As of now I have failed to find a method to continuously access a directory on a different server and I am wondering if anyone knows a method that lets me do this (or if it is not possible, if there is a workaround).

I have looked into SSH libraries, but they all seem to only give you access to the directory for a brief amount of time. I need continuos access because I write and read from the graph on Server B all the time.
I basically want to make a proxy directory on Server A that actually refers/links to the directory on Server B:

graphDb = new EmbeddedGraphDatabase(“/192.168.1.**/media/graphDB”);

Any help would be great.

Answer 1

• You could write your own client/server service, so that the server service provide you with the means to send data over the network to. It tends to be a lot of work though.
• You could write your self a “heart beat” service on the client that tests the SSH connection and reestablishes it if it closes
• You could “test” the ssh connection before you writing/reading from the connection
• You could do as AlperAkture suggests (and mount the directory as a remote drive)