IT:AppFabric:HowTo:Caching/Install
Summary
Process
- Download AppFabric:
- Run installer, or script it:
SETUP /i CACHINGSERVICE
The first time I started the installer, I encountered the following – but it was easy to work around:
Select everything:
When installed, ensure you select the option to configure everything now:
Configuration
Configure the Caching settings to use a common database:
…Press the Configure Button to define the name of an existing or new Database:
Clicking ok, will create the Db and register it:
…which can be easily verified using SSMS:
Once the db is created, you have to define the Machine's Firewall rules so that other machines can communicate with it:
The last screen tells you that you're done – just need to run some Powershell to get things started:
Starting the Cache Service
Remote Manager
* Download and install remote manager:
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- Note: this allows you to manage remote servers








