>
> I've got an OpenBSD box running Squid 2.5 Stable 5 that's
> pretty busy.
> When it gets to around 30% squid process usage, my Layer 4
> transparent
> switch thinks that squid's down and kills my L4 redirection
> even though
> it's not really. So what happens is when my L4 switch backs off and
> stops forwarding HTTP requests to my squid box, it relieves the load
> enough to the point where the L4 switch then thinks it's back up and
> starts forwarding HTTP requests again.
>
> My question is, is there something I can do (short of buying
> a new box)
> to help this, like tune the kernel for better performance or
> something
> to keep my L4 switch from giving a false outage of squid? FYI, my L4
> switch is a Nortel Alteon 184.
I see this more as an issue with the L4 box, then with Squid.
Just keep the thing forwarding, else, throw it away.
M.
Received on Wed Apr 07 2004 - 00:43:01 MDT
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