RE: [squid-users] how many hits can squid can handle

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robin Stevens
> [mailto:robin.stevens@computing-services.oxford.ac.uk]
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 10:12 AM
> To: Squid-Users (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: [squid-users] how many hits can squid can handle
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 12, 2001 at 06:25:06PM -0500, Joe Cooper wrote:
> > I'm afraid Squid doesn't scale quite that well. I just
> shipped a unit > specced as follows:
> >
> > Dual PIII 1GHz
> > 1.5GB RAM
> > 3 x 18GB 15k RPM disks
>
> Is there much to be gained by going for 15krpm disks over 10krpm?
> A few months ago, the opinion of my colleagues was that the
> extra money
> would be better spent on more RAM or more disk spindles.

I think as all performance issues, it depends. In the above
configuration, we have a system with 1.5G of RAM. It'd be interesting
to determine what the cache hit ratio. Assuming one strives for 90%,
then faster disks are certainly a difference as data has to be
shuttled back and forth.

(btw, I'm using numbers from database experience and have absolutely
no clue if they really transfer to SQUID)

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pablo