ezoerner commented on a change in pull request #7274: URL: https://github.com/apache/geode/pull/7274#discussion_r790038252
########## File path: geode-docs/tools_modules/geode_for_redis.html.md.erb ########## @@ -25,160 +25,320 @@ optional password authentication. <img src="../images_svg/geode_for_redis.svg" class="image" /> -## <a id="using-the-api" class="no-quick-link"></a>Using <%=vars.product_name%> for Redis +## <a id="using-geode-for-redis" class="no-quick-link"></a>Using <%=vars.product_name%> for Redis The <%=vars.product_name%> cluster must have at least one server that is set up to handle the incoming Redis commands. -Use gfsh to start at least one server with a command of the form: +Prerequisites for running the examples: -```pre -start server \ +1. **Install Geode** \ + Using the instructions in the `README.md` file in the root of the <%=vars.product_name%> checkout directory, build and install Geode. +2. **Install the Redis CLI** \ + Follow installation instructions at https://redis.io/download + +Use `gfsh` to start a locator for managing a <%=vars.product_name%> cluster: +```commandLine +gfsh> start locator +``` + +Use `gfsh` to start at least one server with a command of the form: + +```commandLine +gfsh> start server --J=-Dgemfire.geode-for-redis-enabled=true --J=-Dgemfire.geode-for-redis-port=6379 +``` + +More information about the options when starting a server is given in the section [Start Server Options](#start-server-options). +Note that `gfsh` suppots tab completion which can help with long option names. + +To confirm the server is listening, in a separate terminal run: + +```commandLine +> redis-cli -c ping +``` + +The `-c` option enables cluster mode in the redis-cli, which is necessary since +<%=vars.product_name%> for Redis runs as a Redis Cluster. + +If the server is functioning properly, you should see a response of `PONG`. + +### <a name="adding-a-server"></a> Add an additional Geode server compatible with Redis APIs Review comment: I changed it to just "Add an additional server". Is this ok? -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
