RE: [squid-users] Hardware Recommendations

I'm only familiar with hardware to scale for accelerator use, but here are a
few tips:

1 - If you plan to log with mime_hdrs on (you likely might), dedicate more
space for logs; I would switch the amounts you have for cache and logs.
2 - RAID 1 has high read speed, but write speed is both similar to a single
spindle and dependant upon the caching characteristics of your RAID
controller. I would be concerned about having your logs write to another
spindle set than your cache; I would also suggest RAID0 for cache, because
if your raid gets hosed, you are not losing critical data, and you will get
better write performance (and more space for the price). I don't think that
SCSI is key (not from the performance angle anyway); suitable IDE raid
options are out there too.
3 - If you are running redirectors, go the dual CPU route.
4 - Opt for more ram if you can.
5 - Dual AMD is a better value proposition that dual Xeon any day, but
cooling must be done right.

Others may have better, more specific answers...

Sean

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Short [mailto:alex@short.net]
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 7:06 AM
To: squid-users@squid-cache.org
Subject: [squid-users] Hardware Recommendations

What are people's recommendation for hardware. I will be running squid on
a linux box for ~200 workstations at work. I am not positive either the
size of the cache, amount of memory, or cpu that should be placed in this
box to get maximum output. Cost as always is a concern, but from what
i've read, SCSI is key. A 1u is probably in my future and those typically
come with 2x18 gig drives in a raid 1 configuration. I will be keeping a
log of access logs, so i figured 10gig to cache, 5gig to logs, rest to OS.
I wasn't aware of diskd but i'm guessing its something i should look at
from what i've read. Also, what would be best suited for this setup, a
P4-2ghz with 512, a P4-1ghz with 1gig of ram? Where does cpu and ram rate
in terms of squid performance.

Thanks
Alex
Received on Sat Sep 21 2002 - 17:49:36 MDT