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Server 2.2: Caching server not caching content

I configured and turned on the new Caching server, then on the same computer went into Mac App Srore and purchased an app. I then checked the cache data directory and it is still empty. Shouldn't it be caching purchases as well as updates? According to the Server app help file, it should. It also says that no client configuration is needed.


I checked the debug log at /Library/Server/Caching/Logs/Debug.log, and it contains these entries:

2012/12/08 11:57:28:531 Request for configuration from http://suconfig.apple.com/resource/registration/v1/config.plist succeeded

2012/12/08 11:57:28:715 computerModelRules missing from configuration http://suconfig.apple.com/resource/registration/v1/config.plist


Is this normal? Would it prevent caching?

Mac Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Dec 8, 2012 9:29 AM

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Dec 19, 2012 1:35 PM in response to raimattern

I've put wireshark on the Ethernet interface to try and get more information. My networking skills are very, very old, but I can see the following


GET /resource/registration/v1/config.plist HTTP/1.1

Host: suconfig.apple.com

User-Agent: AssetCache (unknown version) CFNetwork/596.2.3 Darwin/12.2.0 (x86_64) (MacPro3%2C1)

Accept: */*

Accept-Language: en-us

Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate

Connection: keep-alive



HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Server: Apple SU Configuration Server

Content-Length: 9023

Content-Type: application/octet-stream

Last-Modified: Mon, 03 Dec 2012 06:06:57 GMT

ETag: AAAAAAAAIz8AAAE7X1/f6A==

Cache-Control: private, max-age=840

Expires: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:29:30 GMT

Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:15:30 GMT

Connection: keep-alive



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GET /resource/registration/v1/blacklist.plist HTTP/1.1

Host: suconfig.apple.com

User-Agent: AssetCache (unknown version) CFNetwork/596.2.3 Darwin/12.2.0 (x86_64) (MacPro3%2C1)

Accept: */*

Accept-Language: en-us

Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate

Connection: keep-alive



HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Server: Apple SU Configuration Server

Content-Length: 5672

Content-Type: application/octet-stream

Last-Modified: Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:39:12 GMT

ETag: AAAAAAAAFigAAAE6HumHgA==

Cache-Control: private, max-age=823

Expires: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:29:13 GMT

Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:15:30 GMT

Connection: keep-alive



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WRlJ8eWehvnVUe0BEBp11T+qB9yu79lUcm/CCQe2OA2YD5HKrjCc2t/z+iF/XgY


Most of this stuff is encrypted so its pretty difficult to decode.

Jan 30, 2013 12:55 PM in response to rwillett

You are getting the "INVALID_DEVICE" message return - Apple has an article for that that advises to reset the NVRAM:


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5618


Now - unfortunately I'm not getting that kind of "INVALID_DEVICE" error, and I still cannot get the caching service to actually cache. It did work for a while and then I hit the reset button in the Server Caching Services pane. Now it just won't work, I have cleaned out all the /Library/Server/Caching directory, but still nothing, I just get logs, and the Last State.plist file, which says everything is ok. Stopped and started the service, but nothing. Any clues for that one?

Jan 30, 2013 10:14 PM in response to Daniel Figucio1

Fixed my problem - the Application Firewall (System Preferences -> Security) gets in the way so I've turned that off. However systems on my network are not being directed to the caching server - the server is caching updates it is downloading for itself, but not when another system on the network tries to download an update. Think I'm gonna have to look at my router. Something is not right.

Feb 3, 2013 1:37 AM in response to Daniel Figucio1

The cachine service works for me - at first, but then stops working.


I've just made a clean install of OS X Moutain Lion 10.8.2, downloaded OS X Server from the Mac App Store, configured it to enable caching.


Then I downloaded a variety of apps previously purchased from the Mac App Store. The Cache Used started to increase, but then stopped at 278MB. My limit is set to 280GB. Since it stopped increasing I've downloaded large Apps such as Final Cut Pro.


Before the clean install it had increased to 6.04GB, then stopped.

Feb 3, 2013 9:33 AM in response to bilbo_baggins

It seems that at least PART of my problem is that it knows there is cached content on my old hard drive. I still have the old drive mounted because I'm in the process of copying documents/photos etc to the new drive.


I cannot see any way of moving cached content.


If I select the old drive it shows 6.04GB and the new drive 199MB. Changing the selected drive doesn't seem to merge the cached content.

Apr 18, 2013 12:47 PM in response to BobF4321

Hello,


For me the caching service works very well (I'm on Mountain Lion with OS X Server 2.2.1 on a mac mini 20111) but only for Apple OS X Software Updates. When I download an app from Mac Appstore, the cache server doesn't cache the files, but when it's an update for OS X Software (Mountain Lion, Java, Raw, ... only updates with the icon of Mountain Lion) the cache server works very well. And when I use an other MAC for updating,it updates directly from the cache server but only for the OS X Software Updates.


Could somebody explain to me why my caching service does'nt work as well as it's supposed to do ?

Thank you.

Apr 18, 2013 11:49 PM in response to chugues

You have to make a decision: app updates (via caching service) or software updates from clients.Though

OS X Server can offer both services at the same time, from the client side you can request only the SUS or the caching service. The first client download (if not using SUS service of the server) is going to be cached by the caching service .

Apr 19, 2013 12:15 AM in response to rwillett

In an older post of yours:

Is that a comma in the domain name on the second line?

(macpro.robertwillett,com)


"

Checked reverse DNS and changed it from my ADSL provided name to the name of the Mac server (macpro.robertwillett,com). Checked it again and it now returns macpro.robertwillett.com.


Started caching server and now I get


Dec 19 06:57:44 macpro.robertwillett.com AssetCache[8759]: Caching server started

Dec 19 06:57:46 macpro.robertwillett.com AssetCache[8759]: Request for registration from https://lcdn-registration.apple.com/lcdn/register failed: HTTP response 400, body "INVALID_DEVICE"

Dec 19 06:57:46 macpro.robertwillett.com AssetCache[8759]: Registration rejected.

Dec 19 06:57:46 macpro.robertwillett.com AssetCache[8759]: Server is suspended. Will re-register in 3600 seconds.

Dec 19 06:57:49 macpro.robertwillett.com AssetCache[8759]: Server shutting down (15)

Dec 19 06:57:49 macpro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.AssetCache[8759]): Exited with code: 1


Removed /Library/Server/Caching

etc... etc... etc...

"

Apr 19, 2013 1:41 AM in response to basilmir

Basilmir,


Thanks for picking that up. I hadn;t noticed the , in the DNS name. I *think* that was simply a typo in my writing it down rather than an actual error.


I'll check again over the weekend to see if that was the problem.


I had given up on getting this right. To be honest I was looking at alternate solutions from 3rd parties to get around this, but not had the time to fully do it. I'll look again but if this doesn't work, I'm abandoning it.


I have become more and more unhappy with Mac software over time and the complete indiffernece from Apple over any support. Most of its money comes from consumer products and so they focus on that. OS X Server, Mac Pros and commercial enterprise is not a priority for Apple.


Thank you again for picking up the comma, it may be my simple typo but then again it might be correct.


Rob

Nov 8, 2013 9:45 AM in response to BobF4321

Since OS X Server Mavericks is released, some people have the same problem than me. Apparently Apple checks the AppleID and public IP of the country for caching. For me, my AppleID is for Apple Store France but I don't live in France it's why the cache doesn't work for me.

I Hope this rule will change one day for the cache server works anywhere in the world.

Server 2.2: Caching server not caching content

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