[squid-users] Re: Best cache_dir with 280GB disk

On 2009-02-28, Shekhar Gupta <shekharsahab14_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Can any one let me know what will be the best configuration for squid
> cache_dir that can be defined with 280GB . I am using the following
> however i think squid genius can work this more effectively
>
> cache_dir ufs /squid/var/cachestore1 5000 128 256
> cache_dir ufs /squid/var/cachestore2 5000 128 256
> cache_dir ufs /squid/var/cachestore3 5000 128 256
> cache_dir ufs /squid/var/cachestore4 5000 128 256

I'm curious why you would want to split it up in multiple
small cache_dir's, instead of giving it all to squid as one
cache dir ?

And I think you should use "aufs" (or diskd?) instead of "ufs",
to avoid blocking squid on disk access.

  -jf
Received on Mon Mar 02 2009 - 08:39:31 MST