Installation Overview (Velocity)
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Installing the Microsoft project code named "Velocity" distributed cache system can be broken up into three primary tasks: preparing the cluster configuration storage location, installing "Velocity" on a cache server, and preparing a cache client to use the cache cluster. This section primarily describes the tasks themselves. For more information about how "Velocity" can be deployed, see Deployment Options (Velocity).
These three primary tasks are summarized in the following list:
Preparing the cluster configuration storage location: Create a shared network folder or SQL Server database to store the cluster configuration settings. This step must be performed manually.
Installing "Velocity" on a cache server: Install the cache host Windows service, the PowerShell-based cache administration tool, and configure the cluster configuration settings in the cluster configuration storage location. This step is performed with the "Velocity" installation program.
Preparing the cache client on the cache-enabled application server or development workstation: Copy the necessary "Velocity" assemblies and set application assembly references as needed. This step must be performed manually.
In This Section
For more information about these tasks, see the topics listed in the following table.
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
How to: Prepare a SQL Server Database for Cluster Configuration Settings (Velocity) |
Step-by-step instructions for preparing a SQL-Server based cluster configuration storage location. |
How to: Prepare a Shared Network Folder for Cluster Configuration Settings (Velocity) |
Step-by-step instructions for preparing a shared folder-based cluster configuration storage location. |
Describes the cache host installation process. |
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Describes what is needed for a development workstation or application server to use the distributed cache. |
See Also
Tasks
How to: Install for the First Time (Velocity)
How to: Install an Additional Cache Server (Velocity)
How to: Uninstall a Cache Server (Velocity)
Concepts
Cluster Configuration Storage Options (Velocity)
Shared Folder-Based Cluster Configuration (Velocity)
SQL Server-Based Cluster Configuration (Velocity)
Cache Administration with PowerShell (Velocity)
Automated Cache Server Installation (Velocity)