> Dear all, > > If we conceder the following deployment diagram: > > INTERNET > | > +--------------+ > |Load Balancer | > +--------------+ > | | > +-------+ +-------+ > |Squid_1| |Squid_2| > +-------+ +-------+ > | | > +--------+ +--------+ > |Apache_1| |Apache_2| > +--------+ +--------+ > > There the squid servers are configured as reverse proxies in front of > the apache backend (original/parent) servers. > > The apache servers are identical. That means that the same HTTP/Get > request performed on either of them will always produce the same > response. As a result the all responses will be cached twice. Once on > squid_1 and again on squid_2. > > Is it possible to avoid the redundancy explained above with the help of > the ICP protocol and configuring both squid servers as sibling peers? > Yes. you can set the peers as siblings and configure the proxy-only option. It may not be the optimal setup though. Amos
