RE: [squid-users] Adding secondary Disk for Cache

> Assuming your disk is attached, your OS recognizes it and the disk is
> formatted:
>
> 1) Ensure the effective_squid_user has write capability on
> the mount point
> 2) Add a cache_dir directive to squid.conf referencing the
> new mount point
> 3) Stop squid
> 4) Run squid -z (as root or as the effective_squid_user)
> 5) Start squid

Step 0) Consider the implications on RAM or adding more cache_dir :-)

You might want to reduce cache_mem or add more RAM.
http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/SquidMemory#how-much-ram
Received on Wed Aug 20 2008 - 01:05:47 MDT