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Re: Apple Server - cache - monitoring

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On 2016-11-15, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2016-11-15 00:20, Andreas Rutishauser wrote:
>> In article <lNqdnbuE84pk07fFnZ2dnUU7-IfNnZ2d@giganews.com>,
>>  Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> Assuming I understand the Server Cache correctly, if I use App Store to
>>> update mac OS on this machine, then the cached file will automatically
>>> be used to update the other machines connected to the server such as my
>>> SO's MBA.  Likewise for iOS updates.
>>
>> yes and vice versa. Read Server Help...
>>>
>>> Where would I find logged evidence of the second computer using the
>>> cached file instead of the internet?
>>
>> Sorry, don't know. Check if there is a log for the Caching Service (I
>> dont have access to a server right now)
>
> I've looked at all the server related logs.  Nothing is obvious wrt to 
> caching.  Perhaps after an applicable event I'll see it.

You missed some logs. See my other reply.

>>> Are the files in /Library/Caches
>>> or /System/Library/Caches or somewhere else visible?
>>
>> Somewhere else visible. Default is
>> /Library/Server/Caching
>> but you can choose a different location
>
> Thanks.  Found it.  Can't peer at the data under caching even as admin. 
> (tried sudo cd data but it won't cd).

I can on El Capitan:

# ls -al /Library/Server/Caching/
total 0
drwxrwxr-x     5 _assetcache  _assetcache   170B Aug  8 17:57 .
drwxr-xr-x    33 root         wheel         1.1K Oct 23 15:54 ..
drwxrwxr-x     3 _assetcache  _assetcache   102B Nov 15 08:21 Config
drwxr-x---  1930 _assetcache  _assetcache    64K Nov 14 23:54 Data
drwxr-xr-x    47 _assetcache  _assetcache   1.6K Nov 15 09:09 Logs

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Apple Server - cache - monitoring Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-14 18:55 -0500
  Re: Apple Server - cache - monitoring Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2016-11-15 07:20 +0200
    Re: Apple Server - cache - monitoring Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-15 08:49 -0500
      Re: Apple Server - cache - monitoring Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-15 17:13 +0000
        Re: Apple Server - cache - monitoring Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-15 18:08 -0500
          Re: Apple Server - cache - monitoring Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-15 23:41 +0000
  Re: Apple Server - cache - monitoring Alrescha <alrescha@gmail.com> - 2016-11-15 09:35 -0500
    Re: Apple Server - cache - monitoring Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-15 18:07 -0500
  Re: Apple Server - cache - monitoring Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-15 17:10 +0000
    Re: Apple Server - cache - monitoring Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-15 18:09 -0500

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