Create a Memcached serverless cache

AWS Management Console

To create a new Memcached serverless cache using the ElastiCache console:

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the ElastiCache console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/elasticache/.

2. In the navigation pane on the left side of the console, choose Memcached Caches.

3. On the right side of the console, choose Create Memcached cache.

4. In the Cache settings enter a Name. You can optionally enter a description for the cache.

5. Leave the default settings selected.

6. Click Create to create the cache.

7. Once the cache is in "ACTIVE" status, you can begin writing and reading data to the cache.

To create a new cache using the AWS CLI

The following AWS CLI example creates a new cache using create-serverless-cache.

Linux

aws elasticache create-serverless-cache \
		--serverless-cache-name CacheName \
		--engine memcached 

Windows

aws elasticache create-serverless-cache ^
		--serverless-cache-name CacheName ^
		--engine memcached 

Note that the value of the Status field is set to CREATING.

To verify that ElastiCache has finished creating the cache, use the describe-serverless-caches command.

Linux

aws elasticache describe-serverless-caches --serverless-cache-name CacheName

Windows

aws elasticache describe-serverless-caches --serverless-cache-name CacheName

After creating the new cache, proceed to Read and write data to the cache.