Planning

NCache infrastructure planning is an essential step in ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and high availability in a distributed caching environment. This guide provides the architectural requirements for NCache deployment, which includes resource planning, security hardening, and network settings. By following this guide, you can ensure that your environment is optimized to handle data-intensive applications while maintaining seamless communication between the cache cluster.

In This Section

Capacity Specification
Determine the optimal number of vCPUs, memory, etc., necessary when installing NCache based on your specific transaction load and data size.

Hardware and Software Requirements
Identifies the operating systems, .NET versions, and hardware specifications supported by NCache.

Security Considerations
Best practices for securing your cache cluster, including user authentication and data encryption protocols.

Firewalls and Ports
Configuring network access, including mandatory port ranges for client-to-server communication and cluster heartbeats.

Work with Multiple NCache Versions
Guidelines for parallel NCache installations and maintaining compatibility while managing multiple NCache version environments.