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Caching
To increase speed and efficiency, QuarkXPress Server Manager caches information in
memory. If the response to a render request, URL request, or file request is included
in the QuarkXPress Server Manager memory cache, QuarkXPress Server Manager returns
the response from the disk cache instead of sending the request to a QuarkXPress Server
instance. For more information, see "Managing the cache"
Requests that contain a binary parameter and multipart responses are not cached,
regardless of whether global caching or command-specific caching is enabled.
When the QuarkXPress Server Manager server application receives response data from
a QuarkXPress Server instance, QuarkXPress Server Manager can return that response
directly or write it as a file and return the file's URL. The second approach maximizes
efficiency for SOAP-based clients, because SOAP transfers binary data very slowly.
Cached response files have names that begin with "TMP_", and they are removed when
they reach the age specified in the cache settings (see "Managing the cache").
QuarkXPress Server Manager uses the cache file this way regardless of whether caching
is turned on or off; however, you can override this behavior by setting the
responseasurl parameter to false for every request.
Web services
QuarkXPress Server Manager provides a Web services interface that makes it easy for
developers to create applications that use QuarkXPress Server. This Web services
interface provides the same functionality that is available through the
QuarkXPress Server HTTP interface. For more information about the Web services
interface, see "Using QuarkXPress Server."
Working with QuarkXPress Server Manager
The general process for using QuarkXPress Server Manager is as follows:
1
Install QuarkXPress Server Manager software.
2
Launch one or more QuarkXPress Server instances on your network.
3
Launch the QuarkXPress Server Manager Console server application (see Starting the
Manager server application").
4
Launch the QuarkXPress Server Manager Web client (see Starting the Manager client
application").
5
Use the Manage Servers pane to add QuarkXPress Server instances, specify information
about those servers (see "Configuring QuarkXPress Server instances"), and choose a
load-balancing method (see "Controlling load balancing").
6
Configure proxy server settings, automatic e-mail settings, and various other settings
in the Global Settings pane (see "Using a proxy server," "Generating automatic e-mail
messages," and "Using other global settings").
7
As necessary, delete cache items and clear the QuarkXPress Server Manager server cache
using the Manage Cache pane (see "Managing the cache").
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