VMware GemFire Reference

Reference documents VMware GemFire properties, region attributes, the cache.xml file, cache memory requirements, and statistics.

• Tanzu GemFire Properties: gemfire.properties and gfsecurity.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 VMware 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 VMware GemFire regions.

• Exceptions and System Failures

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

• Memory Requirements for Cached Data

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

• VMware GemFire Statistics List

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