Re: [squid-users] squid req/min

Elsen Marc wrote:

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>>hi Marc,
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>>Find the info you asked
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>>1) squid Version 2.5.STABLE9
>>2) Linux (slackware) kernel 2.6.11.3
>>3) 2 sata hard drive 37GB each
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>>cache_dir diskd /cache1/cache 25000 32 256
>> cache_dir diskd /cache2/cache 16000 32 256
>> cache_dir diskd /cache3/cache 16000 32 256
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> - check whether you have adequate RAM versus the total size
>of the cache (see FAQ)
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- 2 GB of physical RAM

> - Check squid process SIZE versus RSS with :
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> % top
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  squid 15 0 883m 714m 1204 S 26.0 80.8 3147:47 squid

verify whether the squid process 'fits' in memory

> and does not need swap.
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> - Average swap need of the system can be checked with :
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> % free
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      total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 883 874 9 0 57 32
-/+ buffers/cache: 784 98
Swap: 1913 759 1154

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> If there is to much swap in use. Squid performance can be hampered too.
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> - Squid rpm's from vendors sometime have all option configured
>with configure.
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squid is installed from source with ....
#squid -v
Squid Cache: Version 2.5.STABLE9
configure options: --prefix=/usr/local/squid --enable-poll
--enable-snmp --enable-cache_digests --enable-underscores
--enable-removal-policies=heap,lru --enable-storeio=aufs,coss,diskd,ufs
--enable-delay-pools --enable-linuxnetfilter --with-pthreads
--enable-icmp --enable-arp-acl --enable-htcp

>In that case I advise to build squid manually, with only those
>configure options needed which you want.
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> M.
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regards
Received on Fri Mar 18 2005 - 21:25:13 MST