Configure NCache Servers in Azure Environment

To deploy and use NCache Enterprise and Professional services in Azure environment, NCache provides you with a deployment method where you host NCache images from Azure Marketplace.

This section guides you to deploy NCache servers through Azure Marketplace and create a cache cluster to be used with client applications in Azure.

Azure Marketplace VM

NCache provides images for Cache Servers on Azure Marketplace for Enterprise and Professional Editions.

Note

This image is shipped with Windows Server 2019 and .NET Framework 4.7.2.

Licensing NCache Enterprise is available under the Bring Your Own License (BYOL) model.

Through Alachisoft Website

  • On the web browser, go to www.alachisoft.com.

  • Go to Download tab -> NCache.

  • Under the Azure Cloud Marketplace table, click on NCache Enterprise Software (Windows or Linux).

Through Azure Portal

Both these ways will take you to the NCache Enterprise image in Azure Marketplace.

NCache Enterprise in Azure Marketplace

  • Click on Get it Now.

  • Log in with your work email address. You are prompted with a window "Create this app in Azure". Click on Continue.

NCache Create App in Azure


  • You are redirected to Azure Portal. Log in with your Microsoft account to access NCache Enterprise cloud image.

Create NCache Enterprise Azure Portal


  • Click on Create. This opens up the Basics form to create a Virtual Machine. Fill this form to configure the settings for the cache and click on Review + Create.

Azure Portal Create NCache Virtual Machine

This process will take some time to create your virtual machine running NCache in it. Once done, go to the deployed VM.

  • From the left most bar, go to Connect.

Azure Portal NCache VN RDP

  • Click on Download RDP File to download the link to your virtual machine.

  • Once downloaded, connect to the virtual machine created for cache server using the credentials provided in the form filled earlier.

  • Open PowerShell tool as Administrator to provide NCache evaluation.

Note

You will not be able to use NCache unless you provide the evaluation key.
Get NCache Version Evaluation Required

  • Run the following command on the PowerShell window with the Evaluation Key to use NCache servers. 
Register-NCache -Key your_eval_key -Environment Qa -Clients 6 -FirstName John -LastName Smith -Email john@alachisoft.com -Company Alachisoft -server 20.200.20.37

NCache Evaluation in Azure VM

Important

You need to repeat these steps on all machines for all cache servers.

See Configure Cache Cluster in Azure to create a running cache cluster inside your Azure VM.

See Also

Configure Cache Cluster in Cloud
Deploying NCache in AWS NCache Service Deployment in Cloud