[squid-users] Squid Performance

Hello All,

I would be very interested to understand the key performance bottlenecks
that one would seek to avoid when commissioning a Squid service. I am
primarily concerned with sustained HTTP throughput.

What elements of a chosen hardware platform would have the most effect on
performance for Squid running on Intel based Linux system?

Memory I/O?
Disk subsystem throughput?
CPU clock-speed?
Number of CPUs?
CPU 2nd level Cache?
Front side bus speed?
P4 v. P3 v.
Mounting the disks Asynchronously?

I am aiming for a maximum throughput of greater than 20Mbit/sec per cache.

I am using SQUID 2.5 Stable with AUFS.

Any thoughts, comments or experience would be greatly received.

Many thanks in advance.

SM

Simon Mullis
Service Development Consultant
simon.mullis@equinoxsolutions.com
Equinox Converged Solutions Ltd
Tel: +44(0)1252 405 600
Mob: +44(0)7766 087170
http://www.equinoxsolutions.com

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Received on Thu Nov 21 2002 - 09:19:42 MST