AppFabric in Windows Server 8

Question

Does Windows Server 8 contain or support Windows Server AppFabric?

We are using AppFabric Caching for our ASP.Net Session state provider running on Server 2008 R2.  Although I have seen brief mentions of caching on Windows Server 8 Beta documentation, I am wondering whether it will be a part of the operaton system or supported on it.  After installing the WS/8 Beta, I did not see the AppFabric dashboard within IIS.  Thus I am wondering, if I should abandon the use of AppFabric within my application.

In addition, we were also considering the Visual Studio templates for hosting services within AppFabric.  Now, I am not as confident.

Does anyone know hte answer?

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Jerry Noll

Answer 1

AppFabric cache does not ship as part of Windows Server 8.

-Arijit

Answer 2

Hi Jerry, as Arijit mentioned cache will not ship as a part of windows server 8.

As of now , AppFabric 1.1 is not supported on the Windows 8 Server Beta. We will provide guidance about running AppFabric on Windows 8 Server for customers once the final release of Windows 8 Server is available via our blog and documentations.

Answer 3

Hello!

Is Windows Server AppFabric dead or is it just not a part of Windows Server 8 because it'll again annoyingly be a separate package to download?

Best regards,

Henrik Dahl

Answer 4

Henrik,

Appfabric cache is very much alive and kicking :) , its just not bundled with Windows, it doesnt affect the product features and performance in anyway.

Answer 5

Ankit,

OK. Do you know how it is with the other parts of Windows Server AppFabric for workflow hosting, is it also alive for the future?

Best regards,

Henrik

Answer 6

Hi Henrik,

The most recent release is Microsoft AppFabric Server 1.1 for Windows Server which is a separate download, available here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27115. We've delinked the release from the server OS release, so it will be a separate package to download and install.

Thanks,
Prashant

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Answer 7

Hi,

i have this error with Windows Server 2012 and AppFabric 1.1.

Unabled to cast object of type 'System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject' to type 'Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Management.Data.Group...'

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/dublin/thread/e5aff00a-8caf-4022-bf50-60ac463a4ec1/

Do you have an idea ?

Thanks in advance,

DDK

Answer 8

Hi,

i have this error with Windows Server 2012 and AppFabric 1.1.

Unabled to cast object of type 'System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject' to type 'Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Management.Data.Group...'

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/dublin/thread/e5aff00a-8caf-4022-bf50-60ac463a4ec1/

Do you have an idea ?

Thanks in advance,

DDK

I am in the same situation. Is there any information about this problem?