Create Client Cache

Client Cache is a cache that exists on client node. You can create client cache in either of the two ways described below.

If you are using NuGet packages without any NCache client installation, refer to Create Client Cache with NuGet Package Installation.

Important

Make sure that you have an existing client node in order to create a client cache. In order to add a client node please refer to the Add Client Node section.

Using NCache Web Manager

Launch NCache Web Manager by browsing to http://localhost:8251 (Windows) or <server-ip>:8251 (Windows + Linux).
In the left navigation bar, click on Clustered Caches to which the client cache will be added. Against the cache name, click on View Details.

Create Client Cache Web

This opens up the detailed configuration page for the cache.
In the Client Cache tab, click on the New button.

Create new Client Cache Web

New Client Cache page opens up. Specify the client cache name and synchronization mode. Click Next.

Enter Client Cache Name Web

Specify the isolation level for the client cache. Inproc cache lives inside the application process where as an Outproc cache lives in separate service process. Click Next.

Enter Isolation Level Client Cache Web

Specify the maximum cache size. Click Next.

Enter Client Cache size web

In Advanced options dialog, you can configure following:
You can change the Eviction policy and Eviction percentage; items will be evicted from cache using the selected policy and percentage value, if eviction is enabled.
You can change Clean interval value. Its default value is 15 sec.
You can make the cache to start automatically after service restart by checking checkbox "Auto start this cache on service startup".
Click Next.

Note

You might get prompted with a dialog box upon these changes, asking whether to reload or overwrite the cache config file. For more detail on maintaining data integrity, refer to this chapter.

Client Cache Web Advanced

A success notification is received and the Client Cache tab now shows options to configure client cache settings.

Using PowerShell

New-ClientCache cmdlet enables the user to create a new Client Cache.

This command creates a client cache demoClientCache for cache demoClusteredCache having cache size 1024MB.

New-ClientCache demoClusteredCache -ClientCacheName demoClientCache -Server 20.200.20.29 -ClientNode 20.200.20.38 -Size 1024

Create Client Cache

Important

Using NCache Web Manager

Note

Using PowerShell

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