On Nov 14, 2007 7:09 PM, Manu Garg <manugarg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Here is my problem: > > I have a cache server at location X: cache.X. This server peers up > with cache servers at location Y and Z: > cache1.Y, > cache2.Y, > cache1.Z, > cache2.Z. > > I want cache.X to talk to cache[12].Y in round robin manner as long as > they are accessible. Peering should failover to cache[12].Z only if > X->Y connectivity is down. > > Is it possible to do this with squid? Probably, something of the sort - > > cache_peer cache1.Y parent 3128 0 no-query round-robin priority=1 > cache_peer cache2.Y parent 3128 0 no-query round-robin priority=1 > cache_peer cache1.Z parent 3128 0 no-query round-robin priority=2 > cache_peer cache2.Z parent 3128 0 no-query round-robin priority=2 > > But, there is no such option as priority for cache_peer directive. > There is a "weight" thing, but that also doesn't work with round-robin > option. Just found out that weighted round robin is available in squid 3. Apologies for speaking too early. I'll see if weighted-round-robin can do the job. -Manu
