Re: [squid-users] Max open files

John Doe wrote:
> Hi,
>
> what max open files should I set for an "average" squid reverse-proxy config?
> By default it is 1024 on my linux distrib and I was wondering if it would be enough...
> I did set FD=64000.
>

How many req/sec are you expecting? multiply by 3, then multiply by the
time in seconds you expect an 'average' connection to stay open (I'd
expect 1-5 seconds on a fast system).

Does the number you come up with seem reasonable to use? if not how
close can you get.

Amos

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