> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amos Jeffries [mailto:squid3_at_treenet.co.nz]
Hi Amos
> If you get 4+ core hardware, a CARP model with one instance receiving
> all requests and balancing across the other cores for actual storage
> handling with 1+ disk per core scales extremely well.
I'll go read up on CARP
I wonder whether CARP + TPROXY would play together nicely though?
> I'd be interested in hearing what req/sec you manage to achieve. We
> only
> have reported performances for up to 3.0 so far.
OK no worries, I will send through some info once we get our gear up and
running.
> > There are choices for the disk controller. Eg HP lets you choose
> between
> > 256M, 512M, 1G RAM on the supplied P410i RAID card. We wouldn't be
> running
> > any RAID, but would extra RAM on the card still be helpful with
> speeding up
> > disk access for squid?
>
> If the drives use it. Squid is not very helpful for things like that
> yet.
OK, rather than buying more RAID RAM it sounds like its probably better to
just put that money towards an additional spindle.
Michael.
Received on Thu Dec 17 2009 - 02:05:50 MST
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