Edel,
question lang. what;'s the advantage of using journaled FS when itIts not the journalizing feature of the fs, its just reiserfs is still the recommended fs by
comes to squid cache? i still have my ext2 as cache partition.
the squid mailing list due to the fact that among the available fs to Linux, its the fastest when
dealing with small files, which the squid's cache is practically made of.
regards, Kenneth
thanks.
--edel
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:52:11 +0000, Kenneth Oncinian
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--Froilan,
I can't exactly answer your query but here's my 2 cents: Although the key for a good performing squid box is good overall system performance, the following are the most important aspects you should look into:
1. Disk random seek time 2. Amount of system memory 3. Sustained disk throughput 4. CPU (squid is not CPU intensive)
So get the fastest HDD ( I prefer large capacity SCSI, the fewer heads the better) and the biggest memory you can afford.
For the software, of course use Linux as OS, it doesnt matter what distro you want to use if you'll ask me. For the FS, use reiserfs with notail and noatime mount option. If you want, compile from source to get the best performance possible. And oh, make sure to configure you squid properly, no amount of HW can compensate poor performance due to faulty config.
regards, Kenneth
Dean Michael C. Berris wrote:
Hi Froilan
Froilan Romualdo wrote:
What's the cheapest and reliable PC for Squid Caching Proxy? 1. Mobo? 2. Proc? 3. Memory? (say 2Gb) 4. HDDs? 5. Which is the best SW version to use accdg. to your advise setup of HW.
Thanks!
I can't really give specifics, but a trip to Gilmore and scouring the stores there would get you a power box for around a ~30k budget, and an el cheapo power box for around ~13k for what you want to do. My advice is do it on a saturday, and make a customized canvas form so that you save time from having to say what you want over and over again. Have the sales people write down the prices for you so that you can compare the packages from each other.
Based on experience, buying in bulk will get you better prices. YMMV.
For the software, I would trust debian stable and whatever version squid is in there with the security upgrades automatically in the cron job for a daily update. ;)
HTH.
-- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List plug@lists.q-linux.com (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List
plug@lists.q-linux.com (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph)
Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph
Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph
.
To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug
.
Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to
http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
-- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List plug@lists.q-linux.com (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
