Re: [squid-users] Optimized Squids

On 6/24/2010 1:45 AM, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote:
>>> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:05:04 -0500, Seann Clark
>>> <nombrandue_at_tsukinokage.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> now, and I am looking for suggestions from the list on improving
>>>> performance. This is on a home system, which does not have a large
>>>> user base. I am running a Dual Xeon 2.0 Ghz system with 2 gigs ram,
>>>> 120 Gigs hard drive, in a Raid 5 configuration controlled by a 3ware
>>>> RAID card.
>>>>
>
>> Amos Jeffries wrote:
>>
>>> Optimization Tip #1: get rid of the RAID-5.
>>> http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/RAID
>>>
> On 23.06.10 09:51, Seann Clark wrote:
>
>> I am planning on adding in a new disk to the unit, to move the cache off
>> the RAID volume, and keep the RAID volume just for the Operating system.
>> Would that have any impact on squid if its binary lives on the RAID-5
>> volume, but the caches are on separate physical drives?
>>
> Why to have raid-5 for system? do you have so small disks and so many of
> data on it? If not, downsize it, convert it to raid-1 and use remaining disk
> for another cache_dir.
>
>
My Squid runs on a firewall, and mail server, which I have had issues
with losing disks, and having to start the entire build from scratch,
causing me problems and downtime for the rebuild, and new parts was
unacceptable. I have had the unit on RAID 5 and have a hot spare
available with it and haven't had any downtime since. That is the only
reason I have it set up like that.

~Seann