Re: [squid-users] Re: Huge Cache / Memory Usage

On 26/12/10 02:23, divesh wrote:
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>
> I have experimented a way to Optimize Squid using RamDisk from the blog
> given below:
>
> Optimizing SQUID - (Part 1)
> http://linuxcitizens.blogspot.com/2010/08/optimizing-squid-using-ramdisk-for.html
>
> Optimizing SQUID - (Part 2)
> http://linuxcitizens.blogspot.com/2010/09/optimizing-squid-part-2.html
>
> The steps has improved the performance of the squid I am working on and even
> internet access is faster until and unless the problem is at the ISP end.
>

Yes Squid will work with disks in any form accessible.

Just be aware that the symptoms described as that authors driving
problem no longer exists in 3.1+ where objects no longer migrate one-way
to slow disk.

Leaks and swapping problems leading to the same slowdown symptom are
worsened by consuming RAM with a RAMDISK.

Amos

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