External cache group settings

Use this page to configure sets of external caches that are controlled by WAS on web servers, such as IBM Edge Server and IBM HTTP Server. To view this console page, click Servers > Server Types > WebSphere application servers > server_name > Container services > Dynamic cache service > External cache groups > external_cache_group.

Name

External cache group name.

The external cache group name must match the ExternalCache property as defined in the servlet or JSPs (JSPs) cachespec.xml file.

When external caching is enabled, the cache matches pages with its Universal Resource Identifiers (URIs) and pushes matching pages to the external cache. The entries can then be served from the external cache, instead of the application server. This ability creates a significant savings in performance.

Related tasks

Configure cacheable objects with the cachespec.xml file