Install AppFabric

Below are the steps to install AppFabric:

1. Remotely access each of the App Fabric Servers.
2. Copy the AppFabric Installer to the local system.
3. Copy AppFabricSitrion.zip to the local system. Right-click, choose properties and unblock if needed.
4. Extract AppFabricSitrion.zip to the local system.
5. Ensure that the Window Update Service is running. Open Services.msc.
6. Scroll down and find Windows Update. Start it if it is not already started.
7. Open Windows Explorer.
8. Navigate to the folder where the Ap Fabric install file is located
9. Execute UI Installer.
10. The first Screen, Accept License Terms is displayed.

    

    Accept license terms screen

11. Select Yes, I Accept the terms in the license agreement. Click Next.
12. The next screen, Customer Experience Improvement Program is displayed.

    

    Customer Experience Improvement Program page

13. Click Next. Feature Selection screen is displayed.
14. Select all option on Feature Selection screen and click Next.

    

    Enable all check boxes

15. Confirm Installation Selections screen is displayed. Click Install.

    

    Confirm Installation Selections screen

16. The installer displays the progress screen during the installation and then displays Installation Results screen.

    

    Installation Results screen

17. Ensure Launch configuration tool is ticked and click Finish.

AppFabric Server configuration Wizard opens and the screen Before you Begin is displayed.

1. On Before you Begin screen click Next.



Configure Hosting Services

2. Configure Hosting Services screen is displayed. Click Next.

   

   Configure Hosting Services screen

3. Configure Caching Service screen is displayed. Check the following values:
   • Tick the box next to Set Caching Service configuration.
   • Click on Change next to the Caching Service account.

   

   Configure Caching Service

4. Select User screen is opened. Click on Custom account > Browse and fill in the correct AppFabric Service account. Once the account is selected the Password field is enabled. Enter the password for the account and click OK.
5. Select SQL Server AppFabric Caching Service Configuration Store Provider. Then click Configure.

   Alternatively, you may use the XML provider. This requires that you have a file share accessible from the AppFabric server where it may store the configuration XML. The AppFabric account must have read/write access to this share.

6. AppFabric Server Caching Service configuration Store is opened. If this is the first AppFabric server to be installed, Click Create AppFabric Caching Service configuration database.

   Otherwise click Register AppFabric Caching Service configuration database. Then fill in fields with the following Values.

   • Server: <Microsoft SQL Server Instance>
   • Database: SitrionAppFabric
7. Click Ok. If running the configuration on another server than the first, a message box will appear asking:

   

8. Click Yes.
9. If running the configuration on the first AppFabric server, select New cluster. Otherwise select Join cluster. For a new cluster size, select the size containing the number of AppFabric servers that will be in the cluster. Typically, this is small.
10. Click Next.
11. The screen Configure AppFabric Cache Node appears. Ensure options AppFabric Server: AppFabric Caching Service and Remote Service Management are ticked. Click Next.
12. A confirmation screen appears. Click Yes.



13. Once configured the Configure Application screen is displayed. Uncheck Start Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager and click Finish.