You
can create three different types of data grids: simple data grids, session data grids, and dynamic cache data grids.
Creating simple data grids
With a simple data grid,
you can perform create, retrieve, update and delete operations. In
particular, you can use the simple data grid to allow faster access
to data that is stored in a database.
Creating session persistence to a data grid To configure your WebSphere Application
Server application to use the appliance
for session management, you can either select the appliance when you
are installing a new application, or you can update your existing
application or server settings to use the appliance.
Creating dynamic cache data grids
You can use IBM® WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance to
store data from your WebSphere Application
Server dynamic
cache. By setting up this capability, you can enable applications
that are written with the Dynamic Cache API or applications using
container-level caching (such as servlets) to use the features and
performance capabilities of the appliance.
Configuring the maximum capacity of a data grid
You can define a maximum capacity for each data grid in
a collective. Configuring a maximum capacity limits the amount of
data storage that a particular data grid can use. The capacity limit
ensures that the available storage capacity for the collective is
used in a predictable manner.
Securing data grids
After you create your data grids, the security of the data grid is disabled by default.
You can change the security settings for a data grid to restrict access to
a certain user or group of users.
Clearing data grids
You can permanently delete all of the entries in a data
grid. You can clear the data grid to remove stale information or test
entries.
Querying and invalidating data
You can use the query interfaces
in the monitoring console and in the xscmd utility
to retrieve small sets of keys from a map and invalidate sets of data.
Removing data grids
If you want to clear the data grid data, you can remove
the data grid and then recreate
the data grid.