Hello leongmzlist,
On 08/05/2007, at 2:17 AM, leongmzlist wrote:
> We got a server w/ 8GB of RAM for caching lots of small objects in
> reverse proxy mode.
>
> I calculated that 32bit squid uses about 115 bytes per object,
> 64bit squid uses 165 bytes.
>
....
> ------
> conclusion: w/ large amount of memory, it's better to run multiple
> instances of squid if you want to maximize the number of objects
> you can store. In my configuration, I can store 25% more objects.
> Obviously, this setup would be a little more complex to maintain.
What you have not calculated however is how much memory you loose
because you are storing the same object in both caches.
Andrew
Received on Tue May 08 2007 - 01:48:43 MDT
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