Microsoft Application Request Routing (ARR) Version 2 for IIS7 Beta 2 has been released.
Microsoft Application Request Routing (ARR) Version 2 for IIS7 Beta 2 has been released.
Overview:
- Enhance ARR Version 1 scenarios with disk cache.
- Use ARR as a cache proxy as a cache node in a CDN/ECN environment.
- Use ARR as an edge/child cache node.
- Use ARR as a parent cache node.
· Microsoft Application Request Routing Version 2 for IIS7 Beta 2 (x86)
· Microsoft Application Request Routing Version 2 for IIS7 Beta 2 (x64)
- Disk-based caching (Improved in Beta 2)
In addition to the kernel memory cache in ARR Version 1, Version 2 Beta 2 adds support for disk-based cache. This feature is improved in Beta 2 with an introduction to secondary cache concept.
- Cache hierarchy management
Define and manage relationships between cache nodes, including support for the Cache Array Routing Protocol (CARP).
- Cache proxy node in CDN/ECN environment (Improved in Beta 2)
Because ARR is a proxy-based HTTP request routing module with support for disk cache and CARP, ARR can be used as a cache proxy in a CDN/ECN environment. This feature is improved in Beta 2 with support for more advanced routing rules, such as being able to set host headers to route requests accordingly.
- Caching compressed objects
Disk-based cache stores compressed objects so that the objects do not have to be compressed in real time for every request.
- Browse cached contents using IIS manager (New in Beta 2)
Browse through cached contents across multiple drives in one consolidated graphical view in IIS manager.
- Remove cached contents (Improved in Beta 2)
Delete cached contents by matching URL patterns.
- Override cache-control directives (New in Beta 2)
Manually override the cache-control directives in the response header to change the cache behavior.
- Warm up cache node (New in Beta 2)
Proactively warm up your cache node with contents that will be in demand before they are requested.
- Intelligent byte-range support
ARR converts the byte-range request into manageable segments to increase cache hit/miss ratio without sacrificing response time.
- Intelligent live request support (New in Beta 2)
ARR is designed to work with Live Smooth Streaming to support live content requests without over-loading the live streaming server.
- Caching while serving response
Caching large content, such as a movie clip, may take some time. ARR Version 2 Beta 2 is capable of caching the content while serving the response immediately.
· Support for the beta release is available only on the forum.