Verify Cache Health

PowerShell provides the following command to get a list of all the caches registered on a particular server along with details like their topology, status (whether they are running or stopped) and their process ID.

Get-Caches [-Detail] [-NoLogo] [-Port] [-Server]

Examples

  • To get a list of all the caches registered on the local server, run the following command:
Get-Caches

The result this cmdlet shows is shown here: Get-Caches NCache

  • The following command gets a list of all caches registered on the 20.200.20.29 server node:
Get-Caches –Server 20.200.20.29

  • The following PowerShell command displays a list of all caches and their respective details on the server node 20.200.20.29:
Get-Caches –Detail –Server 20.200.20.29

On executing this command, following screen pops up:

Get-Caches Detail NCache

Parameters Data Types Description Default Value
-Server <String> Specifies the server node for which the user wants to get the list of caches registered. -
-Port <Integer> Specifies the server port if the server channel is not using the default port. 8250
-Detail <SwitchParameter> Displays a comparatively detailed information about the caches registered on the server. This information includes Cache Name, Scheme, Status, Process ID, Cluster Size, Up Time, Capacity and Count. False
-NoLogo <SwitchParameter> Suppresses display of the logo banner. False

See Also

Test-Stress Cache
Perf​Mon Counters
Monitor Cache Using Perf​Mon
Cache Logs