CF CLI plugin for VMware Tanzu GemFire

Getting Started:

This code is written primarily to function as a CF CLI plugin but it can also be used to execute against any accessible Geode cluster in standalone mode. The minor differences of operation between plugin and standalone mode will be explained below.

This code works with the V2 management API introduced in Geode 1.10. The API and this client are both considered to be experimental code that may be subject to change.

Apart from needing the management API to be enabled the client is not bound to a particular version of the API beyond needing a 1.10+ server. It is written to be able to adapt to the progress that is made on the API code in a dynamic fashion.

Prerequisites

In plugin mode:

• You have installed CF CLI and you have installed a compatible VMware Tanzu GemFire in this environment. (1.10+?, prior PCC 1.10)
• You are logged into CF
  • cf login --skip-ssl-validation -a https://api.sys.ENVNAME.cf-app.com -u admin -p PASSWORD
  • ENVNAME corresponds to your CF environment
  • PASSWORD can be found in the CF Ops Manager → PAS tile → Credentials Tab → UAA Admin Credentials
• You have a VMware Tanzu GemFire instance running
  • cf create-service p-cloudcache dev-plan myPCCInstance
• Your VMware Tanzu GemFire instance has a service key
  • cf create-service-key myPCCInstance myKey

In standalone mode

• You have a Geode(1.10+) cluster running and have the co-ordinates (URI, username and password) of a Locator in this cluster. This can be a development version running on localhost

Running the code

Common instructions

1. Have a Go SDK on your machine when compiling the code from the repository. It is recommended to get the latest 1.x version of Go to ensure all known security issues are addressed.
2. Clone the Repository
   • git clone git@github.com:gemfire/tanzu-gemfire-management-cf-plugin.git
3. Some parameters can be replaced with environment variables to avoid having to type them in repeatedly. Please see the general help for details in each mode

As a plugin:

1. Run the start script
   • ./install.sh from the tanzu-gemfire-management-cf-plugin directory or ./reinstall.sh when replacing an existing version of the plugin
2. For Help
   • cf gemfire --help provides general help
   • cf gemfire <target> commands to get a list of commands available to you. <target> is the VMware Tanzu GemFire service instance name you are using
   • cf gemfire <target> <command> -help to get <command> specific help including the format of JSON payload that some commands require

As a standalone client

1. Run the start script
   • ./build.sh from the tanzu-gemfire-management-cf-plugin directory
2. For Help
   • ./gemfire --help provides general help
   • ./gemfire <target> commands to get a list of commands available to you. <target> is the address of the locator you are using
   • ./gemfire <target> <command> -help to get <command> specific help including the format of JSON payload that some commands require

Running the tests

1. Run all the tests
   • ginkgo -r from the tanzu-gemfire-management-cf-plugin directory