How to Find App Pool Recycles in Event Log

Question

I have configured an app pool in IIS 7.5 to recycle when the memory usage goes above a certain level. I have also configured it to log this information.

Where in the eve

Answer 1

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It is definitely System Log.

Which Log file? Well -- you can check the physical path by right-clicking on the System Log (e.g. Server Manager | Diagnostics | Event Viewer | Windows Logs). The default physical path is %SystemRoot%\System32\Winevt\Logs\System.evtx.

You can create a Custom Filter and filter by "Source: WAS" to quickly see only entries generated by IIS.

You may need first to enable logging of such even for a specific App Pool -- by default App Pool has only 3 recycle events out of 8 enabled. To change it using GUI: II S Manager | Application Pools | Select App Pool -> Advanced Settings | Generate Recycle Event Log Entry.