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Subject: Re: Tips for high-load production server
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 12:19:17 +0100
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> > We're using FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE for our Squid proxy/cache servers 
> > with WCCP +
> > transparent proxying and the load is quite high during the day.

Use scsi stripes,add ram and configure squid to discard large files - so those are handled
trough the nic and not via diskio. (Will cost more bandwidth )

Disable any service which doesnt have to run.

Goodluck!


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