Why and when to perform this task
IBM HTTP Server for Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems contains a high-speed cache referred to as the Fast Response Cache Accelerator, or cache accelerator.The Fast Response Cache Accelerator is available on Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems and AIX platforms. However, support to cache dynamic content is only available on Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems.
You can enable cache accelerator to cache static and dynamic content. To enable cache accelerator for caching static content, add the following directives to the http.conf configuration file, in the IBM HTTP Server conf directory:
To enable cache accelerator for caching dynamic content, such as servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSP) files, configure the WebSphere Application Server and the IBM HTTP Server for distributed platforms:
Steps for this task
<property name="ExternalCache">afpa</property>
Related tasks
Communicating with Web servers
Enabling the dynamic cache service
Related reference
Cachespec.xml file