[squid-users] Re:RE: [squid-users] What hardware should S

Thanks, Robert pal!

We have not planed our budget, we simply want to
ask others which hardwares should we buy. Then, we
will consider our plan and budget. Yes, I am looking
into using commodity x86 compatible hardware.

Do you have any detailed suggestions?

Another question, what means "network short" in your
reply?

Cheers,
Erik

----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Adkins
To: maillist151@sohu.com ;mailinglistsquid-users@squid-cache.org ;squid-users@squid-cache.org
Subject: RE: [squid-users] What hardware should S
Sent: Fri Jul 12 21:07:00 CST 2002

> Erik,
>
> I would suggest starting with at least half of what the high-end of your
> budget would allow. Then you can get the system up and running and make
> adjustments up, if needed. Of course, I am imagining that you are looking
> into using commodity x86 compatible hardware. If you are looking at
> higher end proprietary systems, I am unable to offer any advice.
>
> I do know that you never want to spend too much money; then again you
> also never want to sell your network short. If you find that half of what
> your high-end of the budget will be adequate, spend a little more on some
> extra RAM to account for unusual bursts of usage and also to leave a
> little room for growth.
>
> You may want to consider using multiple machines peered to one another,
> that setup is quite commonly recommended on this list for sites that have
> around 500 users. Of course, that need would highly depend on the
> critical nature of net access for your site. If it is something that can
> be done without for a few hours to a day, then one or two machines will
> be adequate.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Regards,
> Robert Adkins
> IT Manager/Buyer
> IMPEL Industries, Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: maillist151@sohu.com [mailto:maillist151@sohu.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 8:42 PM
> To: mailinglistsquid-users@squid-cache.org; squid-users@squid-cache.org;
> Robert Adkins
> Cc: squid-users@squid-cache.org
> Subject: [squid-users] What hardware should Squid have?
>
>
>
> Hi, pals!
>
> I want to use Squid to server for a network
> that has about 8000 users. (I use NCSA auth method.)
>
> How many RAM and disk space should I have?
> What is the recommended hardware configuration?
>
> Cheers,
> Erik
>
Received on Fri Jul 12 2002 - 07:42:55 MDT