Web server plug-in caching properties settings

Use this page to view or change the caching properties for a Web server plug-in.

To view this administrative console page, click Servers > Web Servers > Web_servername Plug-in Properties > Caching Properties.

On the Configuration tab, one can edit fields. On the Runtime tab, one can look at read-only information.

The Runtime tab is available only when this Web server has accessed applications running on application servers and there is an http_plugin.log file.

 

Configuration tab

Enable Edge Side Include (ESI) processing to cache the responses

Specifies whether to enable Edge Side Include processing to cache the responses.

This field corresponds to the esiEnable element in the plugin-cfg.xml file.

When selected, Edge Side Include (ESI) processing is used to cache responses. If ESI processing is disabled for the plug-in, the other ESI plug-in properties are ignored. Clear the checkbox to disable Edge Side Include processing.

Enable invalidation monitor to receive notifications

When checked, the ESI processor receives invalidations from the Application Server.

This field corresponds to the ESIInvalidationMonitor element in the plugin-cfg.xml file. It is ignored if Edge Side Include (ESI) processing is not enabled for the plug-in.

Maximum cache size

Specifies, in 1K byte units, the maximum size of the cache. The default maximum size of the cache is 1024K bytes (1 megabyte). If the cache is full, the first entry to be evicted from the cache is the entry that is closest its expiration time.

This field corresponds to the esiMaxCacheSize element in the plugin-cfg.xml file.

Data type Integer
Default 1024 kilobytes

Specify the size in kilobytes (1024 byte blocks).