Proxy server: Cache management

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ufs is the old well-known Squid storage format that has always been there.

aufs uses POSIX-threads to avoid blocking the main Squid process on disk-I/O. (Formerly known as async-io.)

diskd uses a separate process to avoid blocking the main Squid process on disk-I/O.
To use ipcs and ipcrm on squid, Download livefs.iso from ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.3/ mount it and copy /usr/bin/ipcs and /usr/bin/ipcrm to your system and set them as executables.

null Does not use any storage. Ideal for Embedded/NanoBSD.]]> select ufs Clear cache on log rotate clear_cache This action will be executed automatically if the swap.state file is taking up more than 75% disk space,or the drive is 90%]]> checkbox Level 1 subdirectories level1_subdirs Each level-1 directory contains 256 subdirectories, so a value of 256 level-1 directories will use a total of 65536 directories for the hard disk cache. This will significantly slow down the startup process of the proxy service, but can speed up the caching under certain conditions. select 16 Hard disk cache location harddisk_cache_location This is the directory where the cache will be stored. (note: do not end with a /). If you change this location, squid needs to make a new cache, this could take a while input 60 /var/squid/cache Minimum object size minimum_object_size Objects smaller than the size specified (in kilobytes) will not be saved on disk. The default value is 0, meaning there is no minimum. input 10 0 Maximum object size maximum_object_size Objects larger than the size specified (in kilobytes) will not be saved on disk. If you wish to increase speed more than you want to save bandwidth, this should be set to a low value. input 10 4 Squid Memory Cache Settings listtopic Memory cache size memory_cache_size This is the amount of physical RAM (in megabytes) to be used for negative cache and in-transit objects. This value should not exceed more than 50% of the installed RAM. The minimum value is 1MB. input 10 8 Maximum object size in RAM maximum_objsize_in_mem Objects smaller than the size specified (in kilobytes) will be saved in RAM. Default is 32. input 10 32 Memory replacement policy memory_replacement_policy The memory replacement policy determines which objects are purged from memory when space is needed. The default policy for memory replacement is GDSF. LRU: Last Recently Used Policy - The LRU policies keep recently referenced objects. i.e., it replaces the object that has not been accessed for the longest time. Heap GDSF: Greedy-Dual Size Frequency - The Heap GDSF policy optimizes object-hit rate by keeping smaller, popular objects in cache. It achieves a lower byte hit rate than LFUDA though, since it evicts larger (possibly popular) objects. Heap LFUDA: Least Frequently Used with Dynamic Aging - The Heap LFUDA policy keeps popular objects in cache regardless of their size and thus optimizes byte hit rate at the expense of hit rate since one large, popular object will prevent many smaller, slightly less popular objects from being cached. Heap LRU: Last Recently Used - Works like LRU, but uses a heap instead. Note: If using the LFUDA replacement policy, the value of Maximum Object Size should be increased above its default of 12KB to maximize the potential byte hit rate improvement of LFUDA. select heap GDSF Dynamic and Update Content listtopic Cache Dynamic Content cache_dynamic_content enable caching of dynamic content.
]]> checkbox 10 Refresh Patterns refresh_patterns Youtube and windowsupdate

Notes:
Squid wiki suggests 'Finish transfer if less than x KB remaining' on 'traffic mgmt' squid tab to -1 but you can apply your own values to control cache.

set Maximum download size on 'traffic mgmt' squid tab to a value that fits patterns your are applying.
Microsoft may need 200Mb and youtube 4GB.]]> select none 06 Custom refresh_patterns custom_refresh_patterns Enter custom refresh_patterns for better dynamic cache. This options will be included only if dynamic cache is enabled. textarea 67 5 base64 if($_POST['harddisk_cache_size'] != $config['installedpackages']['squidcache']['config'][0]['harddisk_cache_size']) { $needs_dash_z = true; } squid_validate_cache($_POST, &$input_errors); squid_resync(); if($needs_dash_z) squid_dash_z();