Configure Serialization Format - Binary & JSON Serialization

NCache offers both Binary and JSON serialization, (you can read more about them here). To enable Binary serialization on your cache, you can follow the steps below.

Note

JSON serialization is available in NCache Enterprise and Professional.

Binary & JSON Serialization Using the NCache Management Center

Note

You cannot JSON serialize an InProc cache because by default the data format of an InProc cache is object.

  • Launch the NCache Management Center by browsing to http://localhost:8251 or <server-ip>:8251 on Windows and Linux.

  • In the left navigation bar, click on Clustered Caches or Local Caches, based on the cache that needs configuration.

Important

Ensure the cache is stopped before proceeding.

  • Against the cache name, click on View Details.

View Details Cache

  • This opens up the detailed configuration page for the cache. Go to the Advanced Settings tab and click on Cluster Settings in the left bar.

  • Change the Serialization to either Binary or JSON.

Serialization

  • Click on Save Changes to apply this configuration to the cache.

  • Start the cache to resume operations.

Note

Ensure that you are using the JSON Serialization format for .NET 8.0, as BinaryFormatter Serialization methods are obsolete and prohibited in .NET 8.0. However, if you still want to use Binary Serialization, you can suppress the BinaryFormatter, as discussed here.

Manually Editing NCache Configuration

You can also specify the cache serialization format through config.ncconf.

<cache-config ...>
    <cache-settings inproc="False" last-modified="" auto-start="False" data-format="Serialized" serialization="Json">
</cache-config>

See Also

Compact Serialization
Register Classes for Compact Serialization
Bridge For Geo-Replication
Data Load Balancing