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Separating object cache accounts for web applications
It's no surprise that SharePoint allows to configure separate pair of object cache accounts for each web application. However, the question is whether there is any benefit of applying different set o...
- Again, cache accounts are used for comparative purposes only. They hold no data. There is no reason to separate them.
Hi Trevor,
With regard to using single app pool account as far as I understand any farm solution running on one web app can use pool account for accessing content in other web applications. Whether it is desirable or not can be decided based on specific customer and solution demands.
However, I don't understand consideration points regarding cache accounts. are there specific cases to take into accounts?
Again, cache accounts are used for comparative purposes only. They hold no data. There is no reason to separate them.
Thanks. Just one thing acrossed my mind is that sometimes it could be easier to analyse ULS logs so that referencing object cache account can suggest what web application particular correlation id belongs to. Possible situation?
- I don't believe they're referenced in ULS.