On 8/16/05, lokesh.khanna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <lokesh.khanna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > > I am running squid 2-5-10 stable on Redhat 9 as transparent proxy. Box > is having 2 GB memory. > As per my squid config > Cache_mem 256 mb > maximum_object_size_in_memory 200 KB > maximum_object_size 1024 KB > cache_replacement_policy heap GDSF > memory_replacement_policy heap GDSF > half_closed_clients off > > > I am using 2 Scsi hard disk of 36 GB for cache. I have assigned only 15 > GB ( less than 50 % of total disk ) for cache in each disk . > So total cache is 30 GB. > > cache_dir diskd /cache1/squid 15360 16 256 Q1=64 Q2=72 > cache_dir diskd /cache2/squid 15360 16 256 Q1=64 Q2=72 > > > I want to know if squid uses full 30 GB for cache then what will happen? > Shouldn't squid start deleting those cached objects which are not in > use? > Which parameter define that? None , squid will cleanup swap space automatically if needed to store new objects. > > What parameters do I need to check to get best performance and caching. > My squid is currently handling 80 req/sec and during peak hours nearly > 1500 users uses caching server. > I can save maximum 15 % to 18 % bandwidth. Is it possible to save more > bandwidth with better performance?? > > Difficult , I have the same performance for a similar cache. Note that your object hit rate may be higher though. M.
