Re: [squid-users] Optimized Squids

From: Matus UHLAR - fantomas <uhlar_at_fantomas.sk>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:45:09 +0200

>> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:05:04 -0500, Seann Clark
>> <nombrandue_at_tsukinokage.net> wrote:
>>> now, and I am looking for suggestions from the list on improving
>>> performance. This is on a home system, which does not have a large
>>> user base. I am running a Dual Xeon 2.0 Ghz system with 2 gigs ram,
>>> 120 Gigs hard drive, in a Raid 5 configuration controlled by a 3ware
>>> RAID card.

> Amos Jeffries wrote:
>> Optimization Tip #1: get rid of the RAID-5.
>> http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/RAID

On 23.06.10 09:51, Seann Clark wrote:
> I am planning on adding in a new disk to the unit, to move the cache off
> the RAID volume, and keep the RAID volume just for the Operating system.
> Would that have any impact on squid if its binary lives on the RAID-5
> volume, but the caches are on separate physical drives?

Why to have raid-5 for system? do you have so small disks and so many of
data on it? If not, downsize it, convert it to raid-1 and use remaining disk
for another cache_dir.

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