Downloading the VMware GemFire for Redis Apps Add-On

This topic explains how to download the VMware GemFire for Redis Apps add-on.

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Choose the download method appropriate for your version of GemFire:

• Downloading for use with VMware GemFire
• Downloading for use with VMware GemFire for TAS
• Downloading for use with VMware GemFire for Kubernetes

Downloading for use with VMware GemFire

To download the VMware GemFire for Redis Apps add-on:

1. Download the VMware GemFire for Redis Apps .tgz file from Tanzu Net.

2. Unzip the contents to a folder and record the path to the folder. You use this path when you start a VMware GemFire cluster with the VMware GemFire for Redis Apps add-on.

3. Follow the instructions in the Quickstart Using VMware GemFire to start a GemFire cluster with the GemFire for Redis Apps.

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Downloading for use with VMware GemFire for TAS

There is no separate artifact to download in order to use VMware GemFire for Redis Apps with VMware GemFire for TAS. Beginning with GemFire for TAS version 1.14.5, the GemFire for Redis Apps add-on will be included and accessible in the GemFire tile.

Follow the instructions in the Quickstart Using VMware GemFire for TAS to start a GemFire service instance with the GemFire for Redis Apps enabled.

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Download for use with VMware GemFire for Kubernetes

There are two ways to download the VMware GemFire for Redis Apps add-on with VMware GemFire for Kubernetes:

• Pull the image from the VMware Tanzu Network when creating a VMware GemFire for Kubernetes cluster
• Pull the image from Tanzu Network and save it to your internal registry

Pull the image when creating the cluster

You can pull the image from the VMware Tanzu Network when creating a VMware GemFire for Kubernetes cluster.

Follow the instructions in Quickstart Using VMware GemFire for Kubernetes to start a GemFire for Kubernetes cluster with the GemFire for Redis Apps add-on. When creating the GemFire cluster, create an entry in the libraries section of your GemFire Cluster yaml file. For example:

   libraries:
     - name: gemfire-for-redis-apps
       container:
         image: registry.tanzu.vmware.com/tanzu-gemfire-for-redis-apps/gemfire-for-redis-apps:1.0.1
         path: "/gemfire-for-redis-apps/*"
         imagePullSecretRef:
           name: image-pull-secret

Pull the image and save to your internal registry

You can pull the image from Tanzu Network and save it to your internal registry.

1. Login to your VMware Tanzu Network account

   docker login registry.tanzu.vmware.com -u TANZU-NETWORK-USERNAME
   

   You will be prompted for your Tanzu Network password.

2. Pull the image.

   docker pull registry.tanzu.vmware.com/tanzu-gemfire-for-redis-apps/gemfire-for-redis-apps:1.0.1
   

3. Push the image to your registry.

4. Follow the instructions in the Quickstart Using VMware GemFire for Kubernetes to start a GemFire for Kubernetes cluster with the GemFire for Redis Apps add-on.