Re: [squid-users] Bigger cache size on hdd

Hi!

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:59 AM, Hamza Sani Abubakar Usman
<hamza_sani_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can you please tell me that How much amount of ram will required if we use
> 100GB partition for squid caching.

I don't remember. A quick google search gave me this:

http://www.linux-faqs.com/squid.php

Where it states that you need around 10MB RAM per 1GB disk cache, but
I don't know. Anyone can confirm this?

>
> Regards,
>
>
>> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:57:24 -0430
>> From: ildefonso.camargo_at_gmail.com
>> To: tibor.peter.toth_at_mtv.hu
>> CC: squid-users_at_squid-cache.org
>> Subject: Re: [squid-users] Bigger cache size on hdd
>>
>> 2010/8/23 Tóth Tibor Péter <tibor.peter.toth_at_mtv.hu>:
>> > Hi!
>> >
>> > My machine's got 120 GB storage in total.
>> > I am using 10 GB, so I still have 110 GB free Hdd space.
>> > Where can I configure squid to use more of the Hard drive for caching ?
>>
>> cache_dir on squid.conf
>>
>> But please, bear in mind that more disk cache will require more RAM,
>> so take into account the amount of RAM your system has.
>>
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Tibby
>> >
>
Received on Tue Aug 24 2010 - 15:52:17 MDT