Caching Server Installation and Configuration

The use of a caching server is completely optional and is only recommended for very large libraries which have very high usage.

Server Information

It is recommended to use a 64-bit version of the latest Microsoft Server operating system. (i.e., Server 2008 R2 64-bit)

Software Installs

Installation of the following software packages is required to run the caching server:

1. Internet Information Services (IIS 7.5) with ASP.net
   
   
2. Windows Hotfix KB980423 to fix a set of AppFabric issues caused by MWA
   
   
3. Microsoft SQL Database ( Express Edition works fine )
   • Some database must be present on the same server as the caching service. You can use an additional database catalog on the same SQL server as the SobekCM database if the caching service is installed on the same server as the database.
   
   
4. Windows Server AppFabric
   • This installs the Microsoft server caching solution

AppFabric Caching Service Configuration

You will need to configure your instance of the AppFabric caching service. You can use our existing configuration file as a template. You can import an existing configuration file by launching the app fabric management prompt and entering the command:

Import-CacheClusterConfig -File "C:\CacheClusterConfig.xml"

SobekCM Configuration

Once your caching server is running, you need to update the SobekCM_Settings table's Caching Server value to include a reference to the caching server. Restarting the web application will cause the caching service to begin being used for caching result and item objects.