RE: [squid-users] WCCP priority using Cisco Router or ASA

Great idea. What is the best way for me to check from one linux server to another if the squid.pid file exists? Examples?

- Nick

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Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 2:15 PM
To: Nick Duda
Subject: Re: [squid-users] WCCP priority using Cisco Router or ASA

Nick Duda wrote:
> I've deployed my new solution and its working well, but see some issues realted to transparent authentication (I'm working with SecureComputing on this). I have one question though that would help solve this issue.
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> Currently, I have 2 squid caches configured as wccp with a router. In viewing the logs it shows that the proxies are being used randomly (in a load balance way) with the router, which is cool but im seeing some issues with SmartFilter transparency doing that. Is there a way through wccp config in squid or on the cisco gear to only use one cache until it goes down then use the other?
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> All WCCP requests should go to one of the 2 configured wccp enabled squid caches until it goes down, then then other takes the requests.
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> Thanks,
> Nick
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I'm not aware of any way to stop the Cisco gear from doing a round-robin
hit on all cache engines detected.
I would probably look at having your standby squid server poll your
active squid server to see if running, and if fails execute a script to
fire up squid services.
hth
-Ryan
Received on Thu May 22 2008 - 18:43:41 MDT