Re: [squid-users] squid mib information

Hi Amos,

Thanks for your kind response.
> On 7/01/2012 8:32 p.m., Ben wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> We would like to use squid snmp mibs to get statistics of squid
>> performance and cache gain.
>>
>> We are using squid-3.1.10.By reference
>> ofhttp://wiki.squid-cache.org/Features/Snmp
>>
>> We have a list of OIDs information in one line.Can we have any
>> document which provide more details regarding each OIDs. Some OIDs
>> are confusing.So if we have a document which provides more details
>> about them that is much helpful to understand them in appropriate
>> meaning.
>
> There is no better documentation than that page. Unless you are one of
> the rare people able to read MIB files without getting confused. In
> which case the MIB.txt can be found in the Squid sources.
>
>>
>> Some of are OIDs, which we decided to use with mrtg to get cache
>> gain, bandwidth saving statistics from squid.
>>
>>
>> *.1.3.2.1.2.0 cacheHttpHits Counter32 2.0+ Number of HTTP Hits
>>
>> It provided url cache hit , my percaption is right?
>
> Yes.
>
>>
>>
>> *.1.3.2.1.4.0 cacheHttpInKb Counter32 2.0+ Number of HTTP KB's received
>>
>> It says that how many traffic comes from internet to squid , my
>> perception is right?
>>
>
> No. Received by Squid from clients.
>
>>
>> *.1.3.2.1.5.0 cacheHttpOutKb Counter32 2.0+ Number of HTTP KB's
>> transmitted
>>
>> It says that how many traffic goes out from squid to internet , my
>> perception is right?
>
> No. Sent by Squid to clients.
>
>>
>>
>> *.1.3.2.1.13.0 cacheServerOutKb Counter32 2.0+ KB's of traffic sent
>> to servers
>>
>> what does it says ?
>>
>
> "KB's of traffic sent to servers ". I think you already know what a
> server is.
>
server means squid itself, right? internet to squid ( in traffic )
>>
>> *.1.3.2.1.12.0 cacheServerInKb Counter32 2.0+ KB's of traffic
>> received from servers
>>
>> what does it says ?
>>
>
> "traffic received from servers".
squid to internet ( out traffic )

if i m wrong, kindly correct me.
>
> The server metrics do not mention HTTP because this is the KB used by
> all server protocols.
>
>>
>> Our network design :
>>
>>
>> internet
>> |
>> core router ----------> squid box
>> |
>> local network
>>
>>
>> We want to identify that how much cache gain / bandwidth saving we have
>> from squid?
>
> Bandwidth Savings KB is: cacheHttpOutKb - cacheServerInKb
>
> Bandwidth Savings % is: cacheRequestByteRatio.1
>
>
> Amos

Ben
Received on Mon Jan 09 2012 - 15:38:51 MST