Well any algorithms could help this case correct? If you put another disc, I must choice the same size, correct? On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 7:49 PM, RW <fbsd06@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:09:09 +0300 > "Mr. Issa\(*\)" <xnixguy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hello mates, >> >> Well i have added to separate hard disks (200GB hd and 500GB hd) and >> added them in the cache_dir but i noticed that squid Uses the hardisk >> with MORE disk space and leaves the second one epmty... why? > > There are two store_dir_select_algorithm settings: round-robin and the > default least-load. The latter is supposed to select the cache with > the least-load, but on relatively lightly-loaded systems it picks the > one with the most free-space, so you expect the 500GB drive to fill-up > to 300GB or so before the smaller starts getting any. > > My memory is a little vague here, but my recollection is that neither > algorithm works optimally when the caches are of different sizes. > I think Round-robin puts equal amounts in all caches, without > weighting them; least-load always favours the larger cache > because the low-water mark gives it more free space. > > If you want to tweak it once all the caches have filled, you can play > around with the min and max object size for each cache to balance them > out. > > > -- Rafael Gomes Consultor em TI Embaixador Fedora LPIC-1 (71) 8709-1289
