Re: [squid-users] cache machine specs

hi Kevin
Thanks for your reply
On 5/12/05, Kevin <kkadow@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/10/05, Slacker Ali <slacker10@gmail.com> wrote:
> > we are going to order new machine for cache/proxy server "squid" we
> > are already running cache servers all on Intel plateform
>
> Given your limited performance needs, I would suggest
> sticking with Intel processors, putting your money towards
> more RAM, faster disks, or building two identical load-balanced
> caches.
Agreed
>
>
> > This time we want to give a try to AMD processor, what you ppl things
> > which processor would be benfiical
> > 1) Athlon 32bit or 64bit?
> > 2) opetron ?
> > I far i can understand, I don't think 64 bit will significantly
> > improve performance for cache/proxy servers.

>
> I would tend to agree, but it'd be an interesting benchmark
> to try if you have the time and hardware to spare.
heh tough budget for hardware ;)
>
>
> > users to support 250
> > pipe to internet : 2 mbit
> >
> > users are dynamic not a corporate users, but dialup users.
>
> Given these limitations on the maximum total and per-user
> throughput, you could almost certainly get away with building
> on an old (circa 1998) 200Mhz Celeron desktop PC with IDE.

>
> The limiting factor is going to the dialup modem hop to the
> end user. In this sort of case, you might want to consider
> deploying an optimizing proxy, akin to Juno's SpeedBand(tm)
> and similar buzzword-compliant offerings.
>
>
> > I will appreciate if someone using AMD gimme suggestions which...
> > processor to select
> > + ram (3 gb would be enough?)
>
> Yes, 3GB should be more than sufficient, even for ten times your
> userbase and bandwidth.
right,
>
>
> > + 3 x 36 gb (sata)?
>
> One drive dedicated to the OS, a second drive for cache_dir,
> a third for squid logs? Or a hardware RAID array?
actaully to achieve good through put ;)
one for OS , and two for cache_dir
>
> > + mobo
>
> Your choice of motherboard is going to be strongly dependent on
> the one factor you don't mention in this message- the OS.
my first choice would be ofcourse nothing but slackware
>
> Are you running Squid on OpenBSD? Solaris? FreeeBSD?
second choice "freebsd"
> Some other Unix-like operating system?;)
>
> For example, if you are going to run a Dual AMD64 machine
> under OpenBSD 3.7 (due out May 19, 2005), then you would
> want to ask about motherboards on an OpenBSD mailing list.
>
> If you were to choose Solaris, your only supported choices would
> be motherboards listed on Sun's official supported hardware list.
>
>
> Kevin Kadow
>

regards
Received on Thu May 12 2005 - 00:49:42 MDT