[squid-users] # of redirector children before system overload ??
Hello, What is the maximum number of redirector children that squid can support. I assume that squid doesn't have a limit, but what is the system overhead associated with each redirector child? I am just wondering how many redirector children I should specify for a system that is potentially supporting 5,000+ users. Thanks, Murrah Boswell
Re: [squid-users] # of redirector children before system overload ??
On Tue, 16 Dec 2003, OTR Comm wrote:
> What is the maximum number of redirector children that squid can
> support. I assume that squid doesn't have a limit, but what is the
> system overhead associated with each redirector child?
The main thing to worry about is the memory requirements of running very
many redirectors.
> I am just wondering how many redirector children I should specify for a
> system that is potentially supporting 5,000+ users.
How many requests/s?
("users" is a very vague definition and means different things to
different persons or environments)
Regards
Henrik
Re: [squid-users] # of redirector children before system overload??
> The main thing to worry about is the memory requirements of running very > many redirectors. Can you give some idea of how much memory is required to support each redirector, or is this a fuction of which redirector is used and what the redirector is doing? In my case, I am using squidGuard. > > > I am just wondering how many redirector children I should specify for a > > system that is potentially supporting 5,000+ users. > > How many requests/s? Well, say 1000 of these customers are accessing the Internet at any given time, so all requests are being sent through squid and the redirector. Murrah Boswell
Re: [squid-users] # of redirector children before system overload ??
> I am just wondering how many redirector children I should specify for a > system that is potentially supporting 5,000+ users. It will depend on the particular redirector program and other factors. Just pick a number that you think is more than large enough (say 30) and then watch Squid for a while. Use the cache manager "redirector" page. If you see that the higher-numbered redirectors never get any requests then you can reduce the number. Duane W.
