Installing VMware GemFire

This topic describes how to install VMware GemFire.

When you install a new version of VMware GemFire software on an existing VMware GemFire system, keep the previous version available until the system upgrade has been completed and verified.

• Installing VMware GemFire

  • Option 1: Install VMware GemFire from a Compressed TAR File

    Follow the instructions in Windows/Unix/Linux—Install VMware GemFire from a Compressed TAR File to install and configure VMware GemFire on every physical and virtual machine where you will run VMware GemFire.

  • Option 2: Install VMware GemFire from an OVA

    Install VMware GemFire on vSphere from an OVA.

    1. In a browser, open the VMware Tanzu GemFire for vSphere page in the VMware Marketplace.

    2. Log in to the VMware Marketplace.

    3. Near the bottom of the page, click Download to download the OVA.

    4. To deploy the downloaded OVA, follow the instructions in Deploy an OVF or OVA Template in the VMware vSphere product documentation.

• Obtaining VMware GemFire from a Maven Repository

  You can use Maven to add VMware GemFire to your Java project build.

• Setting Up the CLASSPATH

  This topic describes how VMware GemFire processes set their CLASSPATH.

• Uninstalling VMware GemFire

  This topic describes how to remove VMware GemFire.

Obtaining and Installing Security Updates

New versions of VMware GemFire often include important security fixes. VMware recommends that you keep up to date with the latest releases.

For details about any security fixes in a particular release, see the VMware Tanzu Security page.