13 Requirements, Installation and Deployment for Coherence for .NET

This chapter describes the requirements for installing and deploying Coherence on the .NET platform.

13.1 Package Requirements

The following are required to use Coherence for .NET:

• Microsoft.NET 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, or 3.5 Runtime

• Microsoft.NET 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, or 3.5 SDK

• Java Standard Edition 1.4.x SDK (or later)

• Coherence Data Grid Edition 3.4

• Supported Microsoft Windows operating system (see the system requirements for the appropriate .NET Runtime above)

In addition to the software listed above, the following is required to build and run the examples included with Coherence for .NET:

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

13.2 Installation

1. Download the Coherence for .NET Windows installer (typically named coherence-net.msi).

2. Run the installer by double clicking on the installer file.

13.3 Deployment

Coherence for .NET requires no specialized deployment configuration. Simply add a reference to the appropriate Coherence.dll to your Microsoft.NET application. If you are using .NET 1.1, use the library found in the bin\net\1.1 folder. If you are using .NET 2.0 or higher, use the library found in the bin\net\2.0 folder.