Tanzu GemFire on Cloud Foundry 2.1

Release Notes

Last Updated March 03, 2025

This topic contains the release notes for VMware Tanzu GemFire on Cloud Foundry (Tanzu GemFire on Cloud Foundry).


v2.1.0

Release Date: May 24, 2024

Tanzu GemFire on Cloud Foundry v2.1.0:

  • Runs VMware Tanzu GemFire 10.1.1
  • Requires the Jammy 1.423 stemcell or a more recent version
  • Uses JDK 11.0.23
  • Supports VMware Tanzu Platform on Cloud Foundry versions 10.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.0, 2.13

The Tanzu GemFire for Redis Apps extension has been removed and is no longer supported.

There is a bug with Routing Release version 0.296.0 that causes inconsistent behavior when using Tanzu GemFire on Cloud Foundry v2.1.0 and Tanzu Application Service versions 4.0.27 - 4.0.30, 6.0.7 - 6.0.10.

New Features

This release includes the following new features:

  • Support added for the GemFire Vector Database Extension: The GemFire VectorDB extension 1.1.0 is now included.
  • Support added for VM Extensions: Support for VM Extensions have been added for global and individual plans.
  • You can set the number of locators per plan: This release adds the ability to set the number of locators per plan for non-co-located plans.

Additional Changes

This release includes the following additional changes:

  • Removed the GemFire for Redis Apps Extension: The GemFire for Redis Apps Extension is no longer supported and has been removed from the Tanzu GemFire on Cloud Foundry tile.
  • GemFire Search Extension Updated from version 1.0.0 to 1.1.0: With the current version of Tanzu GemFire on Cloud Foundry, GemFire Search Extension has been updated to 1.1.0 from its previous version of 1.0.0.
  • GemFire Session Management Extension Support 1.0.1: Session Management Extension support has been added with this release of Tanzu GemFire on Cloud Foundry.

Breaking Changes

No breaking changes in this release.

Version 2.1.0 Product Snapshot

Element Details
Version 2.1.0
Release date May 24, 2024
Software component version Tanzu GemFire v10.1.1
Compatible VMware Tanzu Platform on Cloud Foundry versions 10.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.0, 2.13
Compatible Operations Manager versions v3.0, v2.10
IaaS support AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenStack, vSphere
IPsec support Yes
Required stemcell version Jammy v1.423 or a more recent version
JDK shipped with Tanzu GemFire 11
Minimum Java buildpack version required for apps v4.18