Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 4 Developer's Guide to Java Web Applications

Attribute

The following table describes the persistence-type attribute for the session-manager element. The left column lists the attribute name, the middle column indicates the default value, and the right column describes what the attribute does.

Table A–11 session-manager Attribute

Attribute 

Default Value 

Description 

persistence-type

memory

(Optional) Specifies the session persistence mechanism. Allowed values are memory, file, s1ws60, and mmap.

Setting the value of persistence type to memory is equivalent to using Web Server’s IWS60 without any store.

Setting the value of persistence type to file is equivalent to using Web Server’s IWS60 with FileStore.