Chapter 2. Migrating to JBoss Data Grid 7.2
2.1. Migrating to JBoss Data Grid 7.2
When migrating to JBoss Data Grid 7.2 from JBoss Data Grid 6.6 or earlier, first follow the steps in Migrating to JBoss Data Grid 7.0 and then perform the steps in this section.
2.1.1. Product Changes
Review changes to JBoss Data Grid that impact functionality or configuration between releases.
2.1.1.1. Update Configuration for Partition Handling
In releases of JBoss Data Grid earlier than 7.2, the configuration for network partition handling was as follows:
<partition-handling enabled="true|false">
As of JBoss Data Grid 7.2 the following configuration takes effect:
<partition-handling when-split="ALLOW_READ_WRITES" merge-policy="NONE"/>
Before migrating to JBoss Data Grid 7.2, you should review the documentation to understand the different partition handling strategies and merge policies that JBoss Data Grid can use to resolve conflicts.
See the following sections of the Administration and Configuration Guide for more information:
2.1.1.2. Eviction Strategy Deprecation
JBoss Data Grid 7.2 improves the data container by deprecating the eviction configuration and adding a memory configuration. You should review these changes before migrating from an earlier release. For more information, see Set Up JVM Memory Management in the Administration and Configuration Guide.
