this._properties.setProperty(StoreParams.PARAM_INITIAL_CAPACITY, _initialCapacity + "");
this._properties.setProperty(StoreParams.PARAM_PARTITION_START, partitionStart + "");
this._properties.setProperty(StoreParams.PARAM_PARTITION_COUNT, partitionCount + "");
// Set the default segment factory
this.setSegmentFactory(new MappedSegmentFactory());
// Set the default hash function
this.setHashFunction(new FnvHashFunction());
// Load properties from the default configuration file