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What happens when application pool is recycled?
Recycling means that the worker process that handles requests for that application pool is terminated and a new one is started. This is generally done to avoid unstable states that can lead to application crashes, hangs, or memory leaks.
What is application pool?
An application pool defines a group of one or more worker processes, configured with common settings that serve requests to one or more applications that are assigned to that application pool. Each worker process represents work being done for a Web site, Web application, or Web service.
Does Iisreset restart application pool?
It’s designed to restart only application pools(=worker processes). It can be done in a command prompt(run ‘IISAPP /? ‘ in a command prompt for details), as well as in the IIS manager. By the way, this article seems that I’m about to recommend you to use recycling instead of IISRESET command…
How to log an event when an application pool recycles?
Log an event when an application pool recycles because of a configuration change. The numeric value is 64. Log an event when an application pool recycles after an ISAPI extension reports to the worker process that it is in an unhealthy state. The numeric value is 16.
How often should IIs recycle an application pool?
You can specify that IIS recycle an application pool at set intervals (such as every 180 minutes), at a specific time each day, or after the application pool receives a certain number of requests.
When does an application pool recycle virtual memory?
Log an event when an application pool recycles after an ISAPI extension reports to the worker process that it is in an unhealthy state. The numeric value is 16. Log an event when an application pool recycles after it uses a specified amount of virtual memory. The numeric value is 8.
How to restart an application pool in IIS 7?
The element contains configuration settings that control the conditions that trigger IIS 7 to restart an application pool. You can also control the types of events IIS writes to the event log when the application pool recycles.