Browse Cache Statistics

Pre-Requisite

Make sure NCache Service is started. If it is not started, do the following:

• Windows Environment
• Linux Environment

In PowerShell, enter the following command:

Start-Service -Name NCacheSvc

For .NET Core, make sure that you run NCache service as an administrator. Here are the steps to do so:

• Open Services window and look for NCache in the list.
• Right click on NCacheSvc from the list and choose Properties.
• Go to the Log On tab and click on the Browse button.
• In the object name field, type Administrator and click on the Check Names button.
• It will pick the appropriate Administrator, then click OK.
• Now, set a Password and click OK.
• Right click on the NCache service and choose the Restart option. Now your service will start running as administrator.

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 Local Caches or Clustered Caches based on your requirement. This opens up a new page at <server-ip>:8251/. The page shows any existing local or clustered caches and additional details like Server and Server Platform.

• Select the cache and check the checkbox against the cache name.

  • Method 1: Click on the "..." button against the cache name. Click on Show statistics from the options.

    

  • Method 2: Click on the from the toolbar.

• A statistic window will pop open showing the cache statistics.

• In order to add counters for monitoring, click on the + sign against Performance Counters on the top of the page.

• From the category list select NCache. It shows all the present caches on the server node provided.

• Select the instance of the cache that needs to be monitored. A list of counters are displayed.

• Select the counters from the list and click on on . It shows a list of selected counters.

• Selected counters can then be added by clicking .

View Simulation Through NCache Statistics with Test Stress

If you want to simulate the cache usage through statistics, it can also be done through the Test-Stress option provided. To use Test-Stress, follow the steps given below:

• On the statistics board, click on the Test-Stress button. This opens up a dialog box through which you can customize your simulation.

• In the dialogue box, you can choose the Tess-Stress timer for 10 or 30 seconds or 1, 3, or 5 minutes, depending on your choice. This is basically the time for which your data will be continuously added in the cache.

• You can view that the data is being added in the cache through the counters shown on screen. After the set expiration interval has elapsed, the counters will show data being removed from the cache.

See Also

Monitor Cluster Connectivity
Monitor Cache Clusters using NCache Email Alerts
Monitor Cache Using Test Stress