The Cache Log

Several types of statistics regarding internal operation are kept and optionally written to the cache log. A separate log for each cache can be maintained, or all statistics may be written to the same log. This section discusses the following cache log topics:

Configuring the Log

To log statistics, you must configure the Cache Manager configuration file.

To configure the log:

Specify the stat-files and stat-interval keywords in the cache stanza of the Cache Manager configuration file.

You can modify statistics settings without stopping, reconfiguring, and restarting the Cache Manager.

To modify statistics gathering settings:

Specify the cacheadm statistics command. Note however, that changes made with the cacheadm statistics command are not saved when the Cache Manager is restarted.

Cache Log Format

The statistics log is a plain ASCII file that can be processed or imported by spreadsheets or database programs. Three types of records are written:


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