Re: [squid-users] Big Proxy Machine preparation

From: Mark Elsen <mark.elsen@dont-contact.us>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:54:59 +0200

>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Im about to intall a Squid proxy (Squid2.5Stabler13)on a Dell 2850 dual 3.2 MHz
> processor Intel Xeon (64 bit machine) with 8 Gig of physical RAM. My objective
> is to install a machine that can handle let say 3 to 4 thousand concurrent
> users. Here are my questions? With configuration options
> "--enable-large-cache-files" can this help the clients to access larger
> files/webpages stored on the cache directory faster?

  No , this only enables storing of objects >2Gb.

>with my objective of
> supporting large number of users do I need to increase the Filedescriptor?

 This will depend on their internet access profile. Possibly you will not need
to increase the number of FD's. Watchout for any advises in that context,
in cache.log.

>
>how
> can I do it?

 - See FAQ.

> Any suggestion on how can I prepare a good proxy machine for so
> many concurrent users? Any Ideas are welcome?

 - Prepare the cache size to be about one week of traffic generated
by this community.

 M.
Received on Tue Mar 28 2006 - 08:55:06 MST

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