After enabling output caching (refers to both kernel-mode and user-mode) in IIS, you may want to make sure resources are cached as expected. Here is what you can do to confirm the caching status:
Kernel-mode cache
- Run the command netsh http show cachestate. If it returns “There were no cache entries corresponding to the provided URL”, there is no data in the kernel-mode cache
- Check “Kernel: Current URIs Cached” performance counter. If it shows 0, the kernel-mode cache is empty
- Collect Failed Request Tracing (FREB) logs. It shows if kernel-mode caching was used (HTTPSYS_CACHEABLE event)
Note: Even if the kernel-mode cache is enabled, resources may not be cached. There are certain scenarios in which the kernel-mode caching cannot be used (Reference)
User-mode cache
- There is no equivalent of netsh http show cachestate command for the user-mode cache
- However, you can use the performance counter “Current URIs Cached”. It shows how many URIs are cached in the user-mode
- Note: Recycling application pool or resetting IIS clears the user-mode cache
A few useful pages to learn more about caching:
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