Help getting started with JBossCache

[gmbroth1]

Hi,

I'm developing an ESB-based SOA (using ServiceMix) that has
a requirement to replicate workflow state across servers. Any
solution must be open-source, provide a Java API, operate
transparently and be easy to install, configure and administer.
Of course, decent performance would also be nice. Does JBoss
Cache fit this description? If not, can you suggest a possible
solution? Finally, there's a product called Jofti that seems
to provide an interface on top of a pluggable cache implementation
that includes JBossCache. Is anyone familiar with Jofti? Should
I use it vice JBossCache directly?

Thanks, Garry

[mircea.markus]

JBossCache is a clustering solution as described above. It also provides JMX capabilities for administration.
I suggest you the visual clustering demo application for start: http://jbosscache.blogspot.com/2008/01/gui-demo-for-jboss-cache.html
re:Jofti, guess it it rather intended as a layer that adds searching abilities on top of various cache solution, rather than a generic cache abstraction. If your application needs the kind of cahe search Jofti offers I think you should consider it.