Description

Azure In-Role Cache will be retired on 30-Nov-2016. This will cause session issues in Sitecore solutions deployed through the Sitecore Azure module. To avoid these issues, the Sitecore Azure module must be updated. The new version contains the Sitecore Redis Cache session state provider which uses the Microsoft Redis Cache service.

Solution

Download and install the update through the /sitecore/admin/UpdateInstallationWizard.aspx page:

• For Sitecore CMS 7.2: Sitecore Azure 7.2 rev. 161121
• For Sitecore XP 7.5: Sitecore Azure 7.5 Update-1
• For Sitecore XP 8.0: Sitecore Azure 8.0 Update-2
• For Sitecore XP 8.1: Sitecore Azure 8.1 Update-2

Note: Sitecore Redis Cache session state provider supports the "Session_End" event which allows using it with xDB. If xDB is not needed in a Sitecore XP solution, the Microsoft Redis Cache session state provider can be used instead.

Notes

Sitecore Redis session state provider may fail if the used Redis cache service did not allocate enough RAM. For details, see the following article: Redis cache service memory overflow.