Installing the Native Client

Install the native client by extracting the contents of a ZIP file and setting up the environment.

Installation Prerequisites

Before installing the GemFire native client, complete the following prerequisites:

• Confirm that your system meets the hardware and software requirements described in GemFire Native Client Supported Configurations.
• From the Pivotal GemFire download page, select Download.
• Under File Groups, select and download the Pivotal GemFire native client ZIP file appropriate for your operating system and processor architecture.

Uncompress the ZIP File

Uncompress the ZIP file. For example:

unzip pivotal-gemfire-nativeclient-linux-64bit-9.x.y.zip

The directory created is the product-dir used in setting environment variables.

Environment Variables

Set the environment:

• Set the GFCPP environment variable to product-dir.
• Add $GFCPP/bin to the PATH.
• Add $GFCPP/lib to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

For example, on Linux or Solaris:

export GFCPP=product-dir
export PATH=$PATH:$GFCPP/bin
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$GFCPP/lib

Similarly, on Windows:

set GFCPP=product-dir
set PATH=%PATH%;%GFCPP%\bin
set LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%LD_LIBRARY_PATH%;%GFCPP%\lib