Configure Custom Dependency [Deprecated]

To configure Custom Dependency from the NCache Management Center, you need to provide the required provider details. Follow the steps below to configure Custom Dependency.

Important

For .NET, before deploying your .dll files, ensure you have the appropriate .NET Version installed as discussed in the NCache Installation Guide.

Using the NCache Management Center

Launch the NCache Management Center through http://localhost:8251 or <server-ip>:8251 for Windows and Linux.
In the left navigation bar, click on Clustered Caches or Local Caches based on the cache to configure. Make sure that the cache is stopped.

NCache Management Center Clustered Caches

Against the required cache name, click on View Details.
This opens the detailed configuration page for the cache. Go to the Advanced Settings tab and left-click on Custom Dependency.
Check the Enable Custom Dependency box and click on the Add Provider button.

NCache Management Center Configure Custom Dependency

This opens the Add Custom Dependency Provider window. Here, enter the provider name in the Provider Name text box.
Click on the Browse button to select the DLL implementing the Custom Dependency Provider interface. Select the class name from the dropdown list.

NCache Management Center Add Custom Dependency Provider

You can also add parameters and their values to your custom dependency provider in the Parameters field. This step is optional.

NCache Management Center Custom Dependency Add Parameters

Click the OK button.
Your added provider will be listed under Custom Dependency in the Custom Dependency tab.

NCache Management Center Custom Dependency

Now you need to deploy the custom dependency provider library along with its dependent assemblies, if there are any. For this, click on the Deploy Custom Dependency Provider button on the left bottom of the Custom Dependency tag.

NCache Management Center Deploy Custom Dependency Provider

From the pop-up window, Browse and select the required assemblies. Click Open to deploy these assemblies. You will receive a success notification.
After applying all the changes, click on Save Changes.

Manually Editing Configuration

You can configure Custom Dependency through config.ncconf. Add the following tags in your config.ncconf:

<custom-dependency enable-custom-dependency="True">
    <provider provider-name="MyCustomDependencyProvider" assembly-name="CustomDependencyImpl, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" class-name="Alachisoft.NCache.Samples.Providers.CustomDependencyProvider" full-name="CustomDependencyImpl.dll" default-provider="False">
        <parameters name="server" value="server1"/>
        <parameters name="admin" value="admin1"/>
        <parameters name="password" value="password1"/>
    </provider>
</custom-dependency>

Note

Edit the service config tags to customize Custom Dependency, shown in the Custom Dependency section of NCache Service config.

Using Command Line Tools

You can also configure Custom Dependency using Command Line Tools, as discussed below: