KB-1232 How to clear the application server cache

Purpose

This article outlines the process clear the application server cache. This may be useful in cases such as new configurations not taking effect, or when the cache has come into an inconsistent state.

Instructions

JBoss

Clear the JBoss cache with the following steps:

1. Shut down JBoss if you have not already.
2. Delete the following folders:
   <JBOSS_HOME>/standalone/data
<JBOSS_HOME>/standalone/tmp
3. Restart JBoss.

Tomcat

1. Shut down Tomcat if you have not already.
2. Delete the content in the <APPIAN_HOME>\tomcat\apache-tomcat\work\Catalina\localhost\ directory.
3. Restart Tomcat.

WebLogic

Delete the following directories to clear the cache when re-deploying the application:

<WEBLOGIC_HOME>/<project_name>/domains/<domain_name>/config/deployments/<suite.ear>
<WEBLOGIC_HOME>/<project_name>/domains/<domain_name>/servers/AdminServer/tmp/_WL_user/<suite>

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: September 2018