Is it possible to create a cluster without using an Appfabric configuration wizard? programmatically?

Question

I am currently evaluating Velocity as our Caching option.  However, in order for me to create a CacheFactory I need to have a cluster configured.  Is it possible to create a cluster programmatically in .NET?  I looked into PowerShell SDK and there are commands to start and stop a cluster but not to actually configure a cluster.

Answer 1

You can have a look at distributedcacheconfiguration.psd1 manifest and corresponding DLL which exports the configuration cmdlets. It would be in [InstallDir]\PowershellModules\DistributedCacheConfiguration\

I am not sure if exact steps to configure via these cmdlets are listed anywhere though.

Answer 2

Steps are documented here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff921027.aspx