Terminology

The following table highlights common terms and concepts used in Windows Server AppFabric Caching and their corresponding terms in ScaleOut StateServer.

Windows Server AppFabric Term Equivalent SOSS Term

Cluster

In-Memory Data Grid (IMDG), or "store"

Cache host

ScaleOut host

Cache client

Client application

Local cache

Client cache

Primary object (high availability)

Master object

Secondary object (high availability)

Replica object

DataCache class

NamedCache class

DataCacheFactory class

CacheFactory class