Hi all - We used to be a heavy user of commercial forward proxy/cache products, but with the demise of the NetApp line we stopped that activity. However, I'm now looking for an initial steer on a good large-scale forward proxy setup (multi-gigabit rates, hundreds of thousands of users). Unfortunately, our Polygraph rig was also scrapped some time ago (boxes died-), and it will take time and resource to build a new one. Sadly, the isp-caching and web-polygraph lists seem to be dead nowadays-. I'd be very interested in any numbers at all - most particularly on recent Sun kit, as it looks as if ZFS is a good bet for Squid. I must admit I alway hankered after testing a proxy/cache on a Thumper (X4540) because of the huge spindle density. At present, any numbers that get me within like a factor of two of actual performance on any modern X86 server hardware would be great (and perhaps any idea if using Sun T-series helps - does Squid like lots of threads?) - that will enable us to decide whether it is worth setting up to run our own detailed tests. I will, of course, post any test results we produce if we go down that road. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Save Paper - Do you really need to print this e-mail? Visit www.virginmedia.com for more information, and more fun. This email and any attachments are or may be confidential and legally privileged and are sent solely for the attention of the addressee(s). If you have received this email in error, please delete it from your system: its use, disclosure or copying is unauthorised. Statements and opinions expressed in this email may not represent those of Virgin Media. Any representations or commitments in this email are subject to contract. Registered office: 160 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5QA. Registered in England and Wales with number 2591237 ==============================================================================
