Re: [squid-users] ICP on Load Balancing Server

Just set a smaller peer_connect_timeout. If the parent is located closeby then
around 2 seconds is a reasonable timeout.

Regards
Henrik

García García, Alberto wrote:
> The use of ICP Messages is for a alternative parent, when the parent
> A dead go to B.
>
> Is there other method?
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Henrik Nordstrom [mailto:hno@marasystems.com]
> Enviado el: martes, 18 de junio de 2002 10:03
> Para: García García, Alberto; squid-users@squid-cache.org
> Asunto: Re: [squid-users] ICP on Load Balancing Server
>
> On Tuesday 18 June 2002 08.53, García García, Alberto wrote:
> > Hi all, I configured a Load Balancing Server with the ports 8080
> > and 3130, this server send the ICP and HTTP requests to two proxys,
> > but when i configure squid with the load balancing server ip adress
> > the ICP messages say that the parent has dead.
>
> If you are using ICP then there should be one peering directly to each
> cache. There is little point in having a load balancer inbetween when
> you are using ICP as ICP already provides you the load balancing and
> more.
>
> If you are using a load balancer and want everything sent via this you
> should perhaps consider not using ICP as the two are mostly redundant
> in a parent relation.
>
> Also note that ICP is using UDP, not TCP. Not all load balancers
> supports UDP in a good manner. And I am not sure if ICP is very NAT
> frieandly..
>
> Regards
> Henrik
>
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