Re: [squid-users] Squid Crashes when cache dir fills

From: Wilson Hernandez - MSD, S. A. <wh_at_msdrd.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:20:58 -0600

I have approximately 75 users on my lan that continually use that
server. I will consider your solutions and implement them and test how
squid behaves.

So, what is the recommended cache size for a squid system running with
over 75 users?

Thanks.

Angela Williams wrote:
> Hi!
> On Thursday 26 February 2009, Wilson Hernandez - MSD, S. A. wrote:
>> Amos Jeffries wrote:
>>> Wilson Hernandez - MSD, S. A. wrote:
>>>> I have cache_dir ufs /var/log/squid 60000 255 255
>
> Your cache_dir line says create a squid cache directory structure 255 wide by
> 255 deep and allow it to grow up to 60G. Squid will continue to try and store
> objects into the directory structure until either 60G limit is reached or the
> filesystem - more like as not /var - runs out of space.
> If it runs out of space squid is no longer able to write to its log files you
> configured in your squid.conf file. If it cannot write to the log file it
> cannot tell you want happened!
>
> Do you want a nice simple solution?
> Add a second hard drive and have squid create its 60G sized cache there.
> Make certain logrotate is rotating the normal system logs and asking squid to
> rotate its logs!
>
> Use df and see just how fuch free space is really available in /var if it is a
> filesystem in its own right.
>
> Another thought?
> How many users are trying to access the 'net via this proxy that you want to
> store 60G in a 256 by 256 structure? Last time I looked through the docs and
> faq's there was a good write up on sizing the cache - both hard and soft.
>
> Cheers
> Ang

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