Re: [squid-users] Preventing disk access while idle

You have to stop Squid, or change the code to now sweep the cache
directories looking for "lost" objects (the storeDirClean periodic
event).

The LRU cleaning should stop after a short while of request inactivity,
but the garbage collector runs all the time at a very low speed.

--
Henrik Nordstrom
Squid Hacker
Chris Wolfe wrote:
> 
> I am using Squid as a transparent proxy on a number of firewalls
> installed in schools. As the firewalls are built on recycled
> hardware with IDE drives it is reassuring to be able to spool the
> drive down during the night.
> 
> Is there any way to get Squid to stop scanning the cache short of
> shutting it down? The sweep only seems to mentioned in associated
> with LRU, do the other cache algorithms perform a similar
> operation? (Or am I completely off base about the cause of the
> disk access?)
> 
> At the moment I am pondering using a hook in the firewall to kill
> Squid during idle periods and restart it when a request arrives,
> but would prefer a quicker solution.
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris