Deploying and Running vFabric GemFire

Deploying and Running vFabric GemFire describes how to deploy your production system, and manage startup and shutdown.

• Deploying vFabric GemFire Configuration Files
  You can deploy your vFabric GemFire configuration files in your system directory structure or in jar files. You determine how you want to deploy your configuration files and set them up accordingly.
• Managing vFabric GemFire System Output Files
  GemFire output files are optional and can become quite large. Work with your system administrator to determine where to place them to avoid interfering with other system activities.
• Starting Up and Shutting Down Your System
  Determine the proper startup and shutdown procedures and write your startup and shutdown scripts.
• vFabric GemFire Command-Line Utility
  The vFabric GemFire command-line utility allows you to perform basic administration tasks from a command-line script. Use it to manage GemFire locators, view product version and licensing information, merge log files, and print information from statistic files.
• gfsh
  gfsh (pronounced "gee - fish" ) is a vFabric GemFire command line tool for browsing and editing data stored in GemFire. Its rich set of Unix-flavored commands allows you to easily access data, monitor peers, redirect outputs to files, and run batch scripts.
• vFabric GemFire Locator Process
  The locator is a vFabric GemFire process that tells new, connecting members where running members are located and provides load balancing for server use.
• vFabric GemFire cacheserver
  The $GEMFIRE/bin/cacheserver tool allows you to manage cache server processes from the command line.
• Firewall Considerations
  You can configure and limit port usage for situations that involve firewalls, for example, between client -server or server-server connections.