Re: [squid-users] Questions on cache and memory

> Just for your info, my server is having 2GB memory and we have about
> 550users. At the moment I have not migrate them yet, that's why I
> need to understand further on squid behaviour prior moving them in
> to ensure no performance issue or major problem.
>
> I have configured my cache_mem to 1GB, is that enough for the number
> of users?

  That's way too much, and will get you into trouble; please checkout
this parameter in squid.conf.default and read >all< the comments on it.

>
> can you recommend for the appropriate value..

As far as cache_mem is concerned; use the default (commented), for
starters.

> I would appreciate if you eleborate further when you say it will be
> taken care automatically..does that mean that I have to configure
> anywhere?

 ? -> No.

> What worry me is when it start to purge/clear cache, will it affect
> the performance i.e slow surfing..

No because, these are SQUID background issues, which happen
all the time, and are very fine-granualar. So you won't see any performance
impact.

>
> another thing is I realize the free memory have been gradually
> decrease. I don't know what is eating up the memory and when is it
> going to stop.

                 See wrong value set on : cache_mem

> Below is the snapshot of top command.
>
>...

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Received on Thu Apr 06 2006 - 02:34:20 MDT