VMWare GemFire Reference

This topic provides links to documentation that explains VMware Tanzu GemFire properties, region attributes, the cache.xml file, cache memory requirements, and statistics.

• gemfire.properties and gfsecurity.properties (Tanzu GemFire Properties)

  You use the gemfire.properties settings to join a cluster and configure cluster member behavior. Cluster members include applications, the cache server, the locator, and other Tanzu GemFire processes.

• cache.xml

  Use the cache.xml file to set up general cache facilities and behavior and to create and initialize cached data regions. These sections document cache.xml requirements; provide hierarchical diagrams of <cache> and <client-cache>elements; and describe the function of each element.

• Region Shortcuts

  This topic describes the various region shortcuts you can use to configure Tanzu GemFire regions.

• Exceptions and System Failures

  Your application needs to catch certain classes to handle all the exceptions and system failures thrown by VMware Tanzu GemFire.

• Memory Requirements for Cached Data

  Tanzu GemFire solutions architects need to estimate resource requirements for meeting application performance, scalability and availability goals.

• Tanzu GemFire Statistics List

  This section describes the primary statistics gathered by Tanzu GemFire when statistics are enabled.