HTTP Session Management Modules

The vFabric GemFire HTTP Session Management modules provide fast, scalable, and reliable session replication for HTTP servers without requiring application changes.

These modules are included with the vFabric GemFire product distribution, and installation .zip files can be found in the tools/Modules directory of your product installation.

• HTTP Session Management Quick Start
  In this section you download, install, and set up the HTTP Session Management modules.
• Advantages of Using GemFire for Session Management
  The HTTP Session Management Module enables you to customize how you manage your session data.
• Common Topologies for HTTP Session Management
  Decide which topology is best for your usage. The module configuration process is slightly different for each topology.
• General Information on HTTP Session Management
  This section provides information on sticky load balancers, session expiration, additional GemFire property changes, and more.
• Session State Log Files
  Several log files are written by the various parts of the session management code.
• HTTP Session Management Module for vFabric tc Server
  This section describes how to set up and use the HTTP session management module with tc Server templates.
• HTTP Session Management Module for Tomcat
  You set up and use the module by modifying the Tomcat's server.xml and context.xml files.
• HTTP Session Management Module for AppServers
  You implement session caching with the HTTP Session Management Module for AppServers with a special filter, defined in the web.xml, which is configured to intercept and wrap all requests.