Optional Agent for SharePoint Configuration Settings › Adjust the Agent for SharePoint Cache Settings

Adjust the Agent for SharePoint Cache Settings

The SiteMinder Agent for SharePoint uses a cache to store the user and group information it retrieves from the SiteMinder Policy Server. The Agent for SharePoint searches the cache first, before contacting the Policy Server. You can increase the size of the cache and the number of minutes the information is stored to suit your needs. For example, if you have many users or groups in your organization, a larger cache could help improve search times.

The following parameters control the Agent for SharePoint cache:

SPCacheEntryExpireMinute

Specifies the number of minutes that the user and group information obtained from the SiteMinder Policy Server remains in the cache. When this interval expires, the Agent for SharePoint contacts the SiteMinder Policy Server to obtain the user and group information.

Limit: 1

Default: 30

SPNumCacheItem

Specifies the number user and group items contained in the Agent for SharePoint cache. If this value is too low, the Agent for SharePoint contacts the SiteMinder Policy Server to obtain user and group information instead of placing the items in the cache. If this value is too high, the cache could consume more resources than necessary on the SharePoint system. Changing the value of this parameter to zero disables the cache.

Limit:1

Default: 1000

To adjust the Agent for SharePoint cache settings

1. Enable both of the previous parameters by removing the # symbol.
2. Change the values of both parameters to suit your needs.

   The settings of the Agent for SharePoint cache are adjusted.