Configuring Recycling

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 with SP1

In worker process isolation mode, you can configure IIS to periodically restart the worker processes that are assigned to an application pool in order to manage faulty Web applications. Recycling keeps problematic applications running smoothly, especially when it is not practical to modify the application code. Recycling ensures that application pools remain healthy and that system resources are recovered.

You can configure worker processes to restart based on one of several options, including elapsed time, number of requests served, scheduled times, and memory usage; or you can configure worker processes to start on demand. In IIS 6.0, worker process recycling is available only when IIS is running in worker process isolation mode.

For more information about configuring recycling for worker processes, see Configuring Worker Processes for Recycling, and Running IIS 6.0 as an Application Server.