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Infinispan data grid platform definitive guide

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Infinispan data grid platform definitive guide

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Infinispan Data Grid Platform Definitive Guide
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Introduction to server modules


Infinispan provides a separate package to install the server endpoints, for those who are interested in implementing Infinispan in a client-server mode.

To install Infinispan server modules, you have to download a ZIP file from the official website http://infinispan.org/download/, which contains a JBoss AS 7.2 standalone server that exposes the grid to clients over a variety of protocols.

All these server modules follow the same pattern; the server backend creates an embedded Infinispan instance and if you start multiple instances, they can form a cluster and share data in accordance with the settings provided.

Here's a brief summary of the available server endpoints:

  • The Hot Rod server module provides cache access through the Hot Rod protocol

  • The REST Server module exposes the cache data via REST services

  • The Memcached Server module provides Memcached access to the cache

  • The WebSocket Server module provides WebSocket access

Starting the server

To start the Infinispan...