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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About the SQLFire User's Guide
- Supported Configurations and System Requirements
- Getting Started with vFabric SQLFire
- Managing Your Data in vFabric SQLFire
- Designing vFabric SQLFire Databases
- Using Server Groups to Manage Data
- Partitioning Tables
- Replicating Tables
- Estimating Memory Requirements
- Using Disk Stores to Persist Data
- Exporting and Importing Data with vFabric SQLFire
- Using Table Functions to Import Data as a SQLFire Tables
- Developing Applications with SQLFire
- Starting SQLFire Servers with the FabricServer Interface
- Developing Java Clients and Peers
- Configuring SQLFire as a JDBC Datasource
- Using SQLFire with Hibernate
- Storing and Loading JAR Files in SQLFire
- Developing ADO.NET Client Applications
- About the ADO.NET Driver
- ADO.NET Driver Classes
- Installing and Using the ADO.NET driver
- Connecting to SQLFire with the ADO.NET Driver
- Managing Connections
- Executing SQL Commands
- Working with Result Sets
- Storing a Table
- Storing Multiple Tables
- Specifying Command Parameters with SQLFParameter
- Updating Row Data
- Adding Rows to a Table
- Managing SQLFire Transactions
- Performing Batch Updates
- Generic Coding with the SQLFire ADO.NET Driver
- Using SQLFire.NET Designer
- Understanding the Data Consistency Model
- Using Distributed Transactions in Your Applications
- Using Data-Aware Stored Procedures
- Using the Procedure Provider API
- Using the Custom Result Processor API
- Programming User-Defined Types
- Using Result Sets and Cursors
- Caching Data with vFabric SQLFire
- Deploying vFabric SQLFire
- SQLFire Deployment Models
- Steps to Plan and Configure a Deployment
- Configuring Discovery Mechanisms
- Starting and Configuring SQLFire Servers
- Configuring Multi-site (WAN) Deployments
- Configuring Authentication and Authorization
- Configuring User Authentication
- User Names in Authentication and Authorization
- Configuring User Authorization
- Configuring Network Encryption and Authentication with SSL/TLS
- Managing and Monitoring vFabric SQLFire
- Configuring and Using SQLFire Log Files
- Querying SQLFire System Tables and Indexes
- Evaluating Query Plans and Query Statistics
- Overriding Optimizer Choices
- Evaluating System and Application Performance
- Using Java Management Extensions (JMX)
- Best Practices for Tuning Performance
- Detecting and Handling Network Segmentation ("Split Brain")
- vFabric SQLFire Reference
- Configuration Properties
- JDBC API
- Mapping java.sql.Types to SQL Types
- java.sql.BatchUpdateException Class
- java.sql.Connection Interface
- java.sql.DatabaseMetaData Interface
- java.sql.Driver Interface
- java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection Method
- java.sql.PreparedStatement Interface
- java.sql.ResultSet Interface
- java.sql.SavePoint Class
- java.sql.SQLException Class
- java.sql.Statement Class
- javax.sql.XADataSource
- sqlf Launcher Commands
- sqlf backup
- sqlf compact-all-disk-stores
- sqlf compact-disk-store
- sqlf encrypt-password
- sqlf install-jar
- sqlf list-missing-disk-stores
- sqlf locator
- sqlf Logging Support
- sqlf merge-logs
- sqlf remove-jar
- sqlf replace-jar
- sqlf revoke-missing-disk-store
- sqlf run
- sqlf server
- sqlf show-disk-store-metadata
- sqlf shut-down-all
- sqlf stats
- sqlf upgrade-disk-store
- sqlf validate-disk-store
- sqlf version
- sqlf write-data-dtd-to-file
- sqlf write-data-to-db
- sqlf write-data-to-xml
- sqlf write-schema-to-db
- sqlf write-schema-to-sql
- sqlf write-schema-to-xml
- sqlf Interactive Commands
- absolute
- after last
- async
- autocommit
- before first
- close
- commit
- connect
- connect client
- connect peer
- describe
- disconnect
- driver
- elapsedtime
- execute
- exit
- first
- get scroll insensitive cursor
- GetCurrentRowNumber
- help
- last
- LocalizedDisplay
- MaximumDisplayWidth
- next
- prepare
- previous
- protocol
- relative
- remove
- rollback
- run
- set connection
- show
- wait for
- SQLFire API
- SQL Language Reference
- Keywords and Identifiers
- SQL Statements
- ALTER TABLE
- CALL
- CREATE Statements
- DECLARE GLOBAL TEMPORARY TABLE
- DELETE
- EXPLAIN
- DROP statements
- GRANT
- INSERT
- REVOKE
- SELECT
- SET ISOLATION
- SET SCHEMA
- TRUNCATE TABLE
- UPDATE
- SQL Queries
- SQL Clauses
- SQL Expressions
- JOIN Operations
- Built-in Functions
- Standard Built-in Functions
- Aggregates (set functions)
- ABS or ABSVAL function
- ACOS function
- ASIN function
- ATAN function
- ATAN2 function
- AVG function
- BIGINT function
- CASE expressions
- CAST function
- CEIL or CEILING function
- CHAR function
- COALESCE function
- Concatenation operator
- COS function
- COSH function
- COT function
- COUNT function
- COUNT(*) function
- CURRENT DATE function
- CURRENT_DATE function
- CURRENT ISOLATION function
- CURRENT_ROLE function
- CURRENT SCHEMA function
- CURRENT TIME function
- CURRENT_TIME function
- CURRENT TIMESTAMP function
- CURRENT_TIMESTAMP function
- CURRENT_USER function
- DATE function
- DAY function
- DEGREES function
- DOUBLE function
- EXP function
- FLOOR function
- HOUR function
- INTEGER function
- LCASE or LOWER function
- LENGTH function
- LN or LOG function
- LOG10 function
- LOCATE function
- LTRIM function
- MAX function
- MIN function
- MINUTE function
- MOD function
- MONTH function
- NULLIF expressions
- PI function
- RADIANS function
- RANDOM function
- RAND function
- RTRIM function
- SECOND function
- SESSION_USER function
- SIGN function
- SIN function
- SINH function
- SMALLINT function
- SQRT function
- SUBSTR function
- SUM function
- TAN function
- TANH function
- TIME function
- TIMESTAMP function
- TRIM function
- UCASE or UPPER function
- USER function
- VARCHAR function
- XMLEXISTS operator
- XMLPARSE operator
- XMLQUERY operator
- XMLSERIALIZE operator
- YEAR function
- SQLFire Built-in Functions
- Standard Built-in Functions
- Built-in System Procedures
- Standard Built-in Procedures
- SYSCS_UTIL.EMPTY_STATEMENT_CACHE
- SYSCS_UTIL.EXPORT_QUERY
- SYSCS_UTIL.EXPORT_TABLE
- SYSCS_UTIL.IMPORT_DATA
- SYSCS_UTIL.IMPORT_DATA_EX
- SYSCS_UTIL.IMPORT_DATA_LOBS_FROM_EXTFILE system procedure
- SYSCS_UTIL.IMPORT_TABLE
- SYSCS_UTIL.IMPORT_TABLE_EX
- SYSCS_UTIL.IMPORT_TABLE_LOBS_FROM_EXTFILE
- SYSCS_UTIL.SET_EXPLAIN_CONNECTION
- SYSCS_UTIL.SET_STATISTICS_TIMING
- JAR Installation Procedures
- Callback Configuration Procedures
- Heap Eviction Configuration Procedures
- WAN, Statistics, and User Configuration Procedures
- Standard Built-in Procedures
- Data Types
- SQL Standards Conformance
- System Tables
- ASYNCEVENTLISTENERS
- GATEWAYRECEIVERS
- GATEWAYSENDERS
- INDEXES
- JARS
- MEMBERS
- MEMORYANALYTICS
- STATEMENTPLANS
- SYSALIASES
- SYSCHECKS
- SYSCOLPERMS
- SYSCOLUMNS
- SYSCONGLOMERATES
- SYSCONSTRAINTS
- SYSDEPENDS
- SYSDISKSTORES
- SYSFILES
- SYSFOREIGNKEYS
- SYSKEYS
- SYSROLES
- SYSROUTINEPERMS
- SYSSCHEMAS
- SYSSTATEMENTS
- SYSSTATISTICS
- SYSTABLEPERMS
- SYSTABLES
- SYSTRIGGERS
- SYSVIEWS
- Exception Messages and SQL States
- ADO.NET Driver Reference
- SQLFire Data Types in ADO.NET
- VMware.Data.SQLFire.BatchUpdateException
- VMWare.Data.SQLFire.SQLFClientConnection
- VMware.Data.SQLFire.SQLFCommand
- VMware.Data.SQLFire.SQLFCommandBuilder
- VMware.Data.SQLFire.SQLFType
- VMware.Data.SQLFire.SQLFDataAdapter
- VMware.Data.SQLFire.SQLFDataReader
- VMware.Data.SQLFire.SQLFException
- VMware.Data.SQLFire.SQLFParameter
- VMware.Data.SQLFire.SQLFParameterCollection
- VMware.Data.SQLFire.SQLFTransaction
- vFabric SQLFire Limitations
- Troubleshooting Common Problems
- vFabric SQLFire Glossary
- Index
7.
(Optional) Specify the configuration of the vfabric-sqlfire process by editing the file
/etc/sysconfig/sqlfire, which is the file sourced by the script that you will later use to start the
SQLFire process (/etc/init.d/vfabric-sqlfire.)
The /etc/sysconfig/sqlfire file includes many comments to help you decide whether you need to
modify it. Here are additional pointers:
• If you do not modify the /etc/sysconfig/sqlfire file but simply use the one installed by default, the
vfabric-sqlfire process starts up a server instance in a multicast configuration.
• If you want the vfabric-sqlfire process to start up using a locator-based configuration, change the LOCATOR
property in the /etc/sysconfig/sqlfire file to local, as shown:
LOCATOR=local
This configuration allows a local locator process to start along with a local server instance. To add additional
remote locators, add their IP address and port to the LOCATOR_IP_STRING as shown in the configuration
file as a commented-out example.
• If you want to start up only a local locator process and not a local server instance, set the LOCATOR
property to locator_only. This sets up a redundant locator configuration; be sure you add the locator IP
addresses and port numbers to the LOCATOR_IP_STRING; an example is shown in the configuration file.
• Finally, set the LOCATOR property to remote if you want to start a local server instance that relies on
having locator processes running on one or more remote hosts. Specify these remote hosts using the
LOCATOR_IP_STRING property.
8. Start the processes associated with SQLFire by running the following command:
/etc/init.d/vfabric-sqlfire start
By default, the process uses an evaluation license; if you have purchased a production license, see Activating
vFabric SQLFire Licensing on page 21 for information about configuring it in the
/var/opt/vmware/sqlfire/sqlfire.properties file. The RPM installation process creates a
skeleton sqlfire.properties file to get you started.
9. To stop, restart, and get status about the processes, pass the stop, restart, and status parameters, respectively,
to the /etc/init.d/vfabric-sqlfire script:
/etc/init.d/vfabric-sqlfire status
Install vFabric SQLFire from a ZIP File
This procedure describes how to install the SQLFire software on a single computer or VM, for either a peer
client or client/server deployments. Repeat the procedure to install and license SQLFire on each physical or
virtual machine where you want to run a SQLFire member.
Prerequisites
1. Confirm that your system meets the hardware and software requirements described in Supported Configurations
and System Requirements on page 15.
2. From the VMware downloads page, select VMware vFabric SQLFire. From the Download VMware vFabric
SQLFire 1.1 page, perform the following steps:
• If you are installing SQLFire for evaluation, click on the "Download Free Trial" link, register an account
with VMware (if you have not done so already) and download SQLFire.
• If you have already purchased SQLFire, locate the vFabric SQLFire licensed offering that you have purchased
from the Product Downloads tab. Click on the View Download button.
Note: You can also get SQLFire from your salesperson.
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Installing vFabric SQLFire