IIS file cache performance counters may always indicate zero (830096)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.1
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional or Microsoft Windows XP Professional, some performance counters in Internet Information Services (IIS) that are associated with file cache hits, file cache hits percentage (%), and file cache misses in the IIS global performance object may always indicate zero.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

The versions of IIS that can be installed on the Professional versions of the Windows operating system are intended as development platforms and are not designed for use as production servers. These versions of IIS have certain features that are provided in a limited capacity or are completely disabled. Some features may be available, but Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS) does not support these features.

REFERENCES

For additional information about how to create and use counter logs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

243423 HOW TO: View a System Monitor Log

300390 HOW TO: Enable IIS Logging Site Activity in Windows 2000

243223 FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions Installation Is Slow on a Multihosted WebSite Pro Server


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/13/2004
Keywords:kbprb KB830096 kbAudDeveloper