Configuring application pools

The Configure Application Pool page enables you to edit the configuration settings of an application pool.

This page includes the following information:

Configure Application Pool
Component Name | Resource or Option Type | Description
Application Pool Information | Application Pool Name | Name of the application pool.
Pool Identity | Type of application pool.
Number of sites | Number of sites currently present in that application pool.
Performance Policies | Enforce shutdown when idle | Enable the application pool to shutdown if it is idle.
Shutdown worker process after being idle for (minutes) | Time in minutes after which the worker process will be shut down. Important: Applicable only when the check box for Enforce shutdown when idle is selected.
Enforce request queue limits | Enable the application pool to limit the number of requests in a queue.
Maximum number of requests | The maximum number of requests that the application pool should handle. Important: Applicable only when the check box for Enforce request queue limits is selected.
Enforce CPU Limits | Enable the application pool to limit the usage of CPU.
CPU Limit (percentage) | The CPU limit in percentage that the application pool can use. Important: Applicable only when the check box for Enforce CPU Limits is selected.
CPU monitoring interval (minutes) | Time interval (in minutes) after which the CPU usage should be monitored. Important: Applicable only when the check box for Enforce CPU Limits is selected.
Action on exceeding the limits | On exceeding the limits, the event can either be logged or the worker process can be shut down.
Worker process recycling policies | Enforce time based recycling | Allow the application pool to reuse the server's resources.
Recycle after (minutes) | The time interval (in minutes) after which the application pool to reuse the server's resources. Important: Applicable only when the check box for Enforce time based recycling is selected.
Enforce requests based recycling | Enable the application pool to reuse the server's resources after serving a fixed number of requests.
Recycle after serving (number of requests) | The number of requests after which the application pool to reuse the server's resources. Important: Applicable only when the check box for Enforce requests based recycling is selected.
Enforce virtual memory based recycling | Enable the application pool to reuse the server's resources after using a fixed amount of virtual memory.
Recycle after consuming (virtual memory in MB) | The amount of virtual memory (in Megabytes) after which the application pool to reuse the server's resources. Important: Applicable only when the check box for Enforce virtual memory based recycling is selected.
Enforce physical memory based recycling | Enable the application pool to reuse the server's resources after using a fixed amount of physical memory.
Recycle after consuming (physical memory in MB) | The amount of physical memory (in Megabytes) after which the application pool to reuse the server's resources. Important: Applicable only when the check box for Enforce physical memory based recycling is selected.
Maximum number of worker processes | The maximum number of worker processes that the application pool can handle.