[squid-users] Re:RE: RE: [squid-users] What hardware shou

Thanks, Robert!

I still have a question, what means,
"NIC installed in the machine " in your reply?

What is NIC? Network Information Center?
Can you give me a simple explanation?

Cheers,
Erik

----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Adkins
To: maillist151@sohu.com
Cc: squid-users@squid-cache.org
Subject: RE: RE: [squid-users] What hardware shou
Sent: Fri Jul 12 22:14:00 CST 2002

> Erik,
>
> Based upon the number of users that you have mentioned, I would consider
> at least two machines with Dual processors and at least 2GB of RAM in
> each machine. At least two Hard Drives should be in each system as well.
> One hard drive; will be for the Operating System and the other hard
> drive; for the Squid Cache and log files.
>
> You may wish to consider very fast SCSI drives, although the price will
> increase drastically. Although, with 8000 users, I am certain that you
> have more funds available for this task than I do.
>
> Having more than one NIC installed in the machine could also prove to be
> very useful. One should be configured for the external network connection
> and the other should be configured for responding to client requests.
> This can help alleviate any bottlenecks that you might have.
>
> Other than that, there isn't anything else that I can think of as being
> a very important need. The rest of the system can be built pretty much
> how you would feel comfortable with it.
>
> Good Luck,
> Rob
>
> >Another question, what means "network short" in your reply?
>
> The term "Selling <something> short" means to go with much less than you
> actually need to get the job done.
>
> Regards,
> Robert Adkins
> IT Manager/Buyer
> IMPEL Industries, Inc.
> Office: 586-254-5800
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: maillist151@sohu.com [mailto:maillist151@sohu.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 9:43 PM
> To: Robert Adkins
> Cc: squid-users@squid-cache.org
> Subject: Re:RE: [squid-users] What hardware should S
>
>
>
> Thanks, Robert pal!
>
> We have not planed our budget, we simply want to
> ask others which hardwares should we buy. Then, we
> will consider our plan and budget. Yes, I am looking
> into using commodity x86 compatible hardware.
>
> Do you have any detailed suggestions?
>
> Another question, what means "network short" in your
> reply?
>
> Cheers,
> Erik
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert Adkins
> To: maillist151@sohu.com ;mailinglistsquid-users@squid-cache.org
> ;squid-users@squid-cache.org
> Subject: RE: [squid-users] What hardware should S
> Sent: Fri Jul 12 21:07:00 CST 2002
>
> > Erik,
> >
> > I would suggest starting with at least half of what the high-end of
> your
> > budget would allow. Then you can get the system up and running and make
>
>
> > adjustments up, if needed. Of course, I am imagining that you are
> looking
> > into using commodity x86 compatible hardware. If you are looking at
> > higher end proprietary systems, I am unable to offer any advice.
> >
> > I do know that you never want to spend too much money; then again you
>
>
> > also never want to sell your network short. If you find that half of
> what
> > your high-end of the budget will be adequate, spend a little more on
> some
> > extra RAM to account for unusual bursts of usage and also to leave a
> > little room for growth.
> >
> > You may want to consider using multiple machines peered to one
> another,
> > that setup is quite commonly recommended on this list for sites that
> have
> > around 500 users. Of course, that need would highly depend on the
> > critical nature of net access for your site. If it is something that
> can
> > be done without for a few hours to a day, then one or two machines will
>
>
> > be adequate.
> >
> > Good luck.
......
Received on Fri Jul 12 2002 - 20:22:59 MDT