Is there a way to clear the cache?
Clearing the Cache’s Working Set You can force the Cache to release all of it’s pages by pressing the Clear button. Note that the Cache can grow again as necessary, and that this is not the same as flushing the Cache – pages that were assigned to it are simply made available to other programs and can be reclaimed by the Cache.
How does the size of the cache change?
You may notice that the Cache’s size changes immediately and then proceeds to shrink or grow quickly. This is because the system automatically trims working sets once a second. The Cache pages that are released are still in memory, but can be relinquished quickly for use by other programs that need more memory.
How does ntsetsysteminformation adjust the system cache?
Internally NtSetSystemInformation calls MmAdjustWorkingSetSize , which either grows an application’s working set or trims it. If the third parameter passed to MmAdjustWorkingSetSize is 1, the system Cache’s working set is adjusted, otherwise the adjustment occurs on the current process (the system information calls affect only the system cache).
How to change the amount of time that clients cache referrals?
On the Referrals tab, in the Cache duration (in seconds) text box, type the amount of time (in seconds) that clients cache namespace root referrals. The default setting is 300 seconds (five minutes). To change the amount of time that clients cache namespace root referrals by using Windows PowerShell, use the Set-DfsnRoot TimeToLiveSec cmdlet.
I have encountered a weird problem: as far as I know, cache can be cleared by recycling the application pool. However, in a recent project, cache is not cleared in that way. Instead we had to reset IIS to clear the cache.
How to recycle application pool and IIs reset?
Right Click on the Application Pool you would like to recycle and select Recycle For a full IIS reset right click the Windows Icon in the lower left corner and select ‘Run’. Type IISRESET and click ‘OK’ to run the process.
Do you have to reset IIs to clear cache?
However, in a recent project, cache is not cleared in that way. Instead we had to reset IIS to clear the cache. What are the differences between these actions, and what might be the cause of the differences I’ve experienced? When you recycle the AppPool, there is some overlap time.
Where are cache items stored in the application domain?
As for as I know, that cache is stored in the Application domain. Once the unhealthy worker process terminates, all cache items should be destroyed. Please check the following article for detailed explanation: http://fullsocrates.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/iisreset-vs-recycling-application-pools/