What are NCache Client Counters used for?

NCache Client Counters offer real-time analytics for client-side operations, helping administrators identify performance bottlenecks, measure request throughput (RPS), and monitor latency.

How do I start the NCache service to enable monitoring?

You can start the NCache service by running 'Start-Service -Name NCacheSvc' in a command-line tool as an administrator.

Monitoring Cache Client Counters using PerfMon Tools

Monitoring NCache Client counters using the Windows Performance Monitor (PerfMon) offers real-time analytics into the health and efficiency of your distributed caching layer. By tracking metrics under the NCache Client category, administrators can proactively identify performance bottlenecks, measure request throughput (RPS), and monitor client-side latency to ensure optimal data delivery and application responsiveness.

Prerequisites

Ensure the NCache Service is started. If it is not started, do the following:

For .NET, type the following command in any Command Line Tool of your choice (run as admin):

Start-Service -Name NCacheSvc

For .NET Core, run NCacheSvc as Administrator.

Steps to Monitor Cache Client Counters

Follow these steps to monitor the NCache Client-side Counters using the PerfMon tool:

Press the WINDOWS + R keys on your keyboard or click on the Windows start menu, then type PerfMon, and press ENTER key.
The PerfMon tool opens up.
Click on the Performance Monitor under Monitoring Tools.
Click on the cross (X) button to remove the default counter which is already added on it.

Cross Button to Remove Counters

Then click on the plus (+) button to open the Add Counters dialog box.

Plus button to add Counters

Using the vertical slider of the available counters list box, scroll upward to find the NCache Client category.

NCache Client Category

Click on the down arrowhead icon to expand the NCache Client category. All of its counters are listed under it. Select the required counters from this list like this:

Select Counters from Client Category

All of the current running caches for which clients are running appear inside of Instances of selected objects list box.
Select the required instance, or simply click on the , and click on the Add >> button.
All of the selected counters (selected previously) for all the selected instances of caches appear in the Added counters list box.
Click OK. All of the selected counters will appear in the PerfMon tool like this:

List of selected Client Counters

Monitoring Cache Client Counters using PerfMon Tools

Prerequisites

Steps to Monitor Cache Client Counters

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