try {
// get the state of the component
String xmlState = getComponentState();
// send the state of the component to the Storage Service
IndividualStorageService ss = (IndividualStorageService)
URLToReference.createReference(individualStorageServiceURL,
IndividualStorageService.class.getName());
storageID = ss.storeState(xmlState);
} catch (Exception e) {
logger.severe("Exception while creating/storing checkpoint", e);
try {
// send an exception message to the coordinator
AppCoordinatorCallback coord = (AppCoordinatorCallback)