Bridge Management

You can manage a bridge using NCache Manager. It allows to you to perform different management operations, e.g., add, remove etc., on a bridge. The following section states how to perform different management operations on a bridge.

Add Bridge Node

  • Right click on the bridge name under Bridges tree node of a bridge in the Cache Explorer.

  • Click on the Add Bridge Node option in the right click menu.

  • Specify the server IP address in text box or select a server from the Network Neighborhood listed under Available Nodes.

  • Click Finish.

  • Right click on the name of the bridge and select Apply Configuration.

Apply Configuration

  • Right click on the bridge name under Bridges tree node of a bridge in the Cache Explorer.

  • Click on the Apply Configuration option in the right click menu.

Reset Configuration

  • Right click on the bridge name under Bridges tree node of a bridge in the Cache Explorer.

  • Click on the Reset Configuration option in the right click menu.

Remove a Bridge Node

  • Right click on the bridge node under Bridges tree node of a bridge in the Cache Explorer.

  • Click on the Remove option in the right click menu.

  • A message box appears asking to confirm the bridge node removal. If you are sure to remove this node, then click on the Yes button.

  • This node will be removed from the current selected bridge if you click Yes.

Start Bridge

You can start a bridge using the following methods:

Using NCache Manager

  • Right click on the bridge name under Bridges tree node of a bridge in the Cache Explorer.

  • Click on the Start option.

  • The color of the Bridge name’s icon and the bridge nodes’ icon changes when it is started successfully, like this:

Using Command Line Tool

  • Open command prompt and go to the NCache tools directory: cd [InstallDir]/bin/tools.

  • Use startbridge.exe, provide required information:

startbridge.exe demoBridge /s 20.200.21.95
  • This will start the bridge demoBridge on server 20.200.21.95.

Stop Bridge

You can stop a bridge using the following tools:

Using NCache Manager

  • Right click on the bridge name under Bridges tree node of a bridge in the Cache Explorer.

  • Click on the Stop option.

  • You will notice that the color of the Bridge name’s icon and bridge server nodes’ icon will change when bridge is stopped successfully.

Using Command Line Tool

  • Open command prompt and go the NCache tools directory: cd [InstallDir]/bin/tools.

  • Use stopbridge.exe, provide the required information:

stopBridge.exe demoBridge /s 20.200.21.95
  • This will stop the bridge named demoBridge on server 20.200.21.95.

Remove Bridge

You can remove a bridge using the following steps:

  • Right click on the bridge name under Bridges tree node of a bridge in the Cache Explorer.

  • Click on the Remove Bridge option in the right click context menu.

  • A dialogue box will appear. Click Yes to delete the bridge.

Start Bridge Service

You can start the bridge service on a bridge node using the following steps:

  • Right click on the node under Bridge Nodes tree node of a bridge in the Cache Explorer.

  • Click on the Start Bridge Service option in the right click menu.

Stop Bridge Service

You can stop the bridge service on a server node using the following steps:

  • Right click on the node under Bridge Nodes tree node of a bridge in the Cache Explorer.

  • Click on the Stop Bridge Service option in the right click menu.

Restart Bridge Service

Bridge service can be restarted (stop and then restart) a bridge node using the following steps:

  • Right click on the bridge name under Bridges tree node of a bridge in the Cache Explorer.

  • Click on the Restart Bridge Service option in the right click menu.

  • This stops the bridge on the given server and then starts it automatically on the same server.