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Sharing the load between two Squid Servers
Hi,
I have two squid servers, one squid server is being used by all users.
My question is how can I make some user use the new squid server with out changing the proxy setting on the users PCs.
Is there some sort of way that I can share the user between these servers.
Or can I configure the new squid server to be a backup so if the main squid server go down or the cache is full it will rediret all users to the new squid server.
I tried find information on this subject but had no joy.
I am running squid 2.5 on Redhat 7.3.
Thanks
I have two squid servers, one squid server is being used by all users.
My question is how can I make some user use the new squid server with out changing the proxy setting on the users PCs.
Is there some sort of way that I can share the user between these servers.
Or can I configure the new squid server to be a backup so if the main squid server go down or the cache is full it will rediret all users to the new squid server.
I tried find information on this subject but had no joy.
I am running squid 2.5 on Redhat 7.3.
Thanks
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If you use the DNS method he described, you don't need to do anything special in Squid.
You just give the same hostname to both of the Squid boxes, and use that hostname for the clients (which doesn't fulfill your above requirement of not having to touch the clients, if they're not already using that hostname). Each of them will get a randomly-selected or rotated pick of which IP it uses.
If you want something more complex, you might want to look at this:
http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/FAQ/FAQ-4.html#ss4.1
But probably you will be fine with the DNS method.
You just give the same hostname to both of the Squid boxes, and use that hostname for the clients (which doesn't fulfill your above requirement of not having to touch the clients, if they're not already using that hostname). Each of them will get a randomly-selected or rotated pick of which IP it uses.
If you want something more complex, you might want to look at this:
http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/FAQ/FAQ-4.html#ss4.1
But probably you will be fine with the DNS method.
Use the same configuration as for the first squid.
There is nothing special about that. The real work is done by the DNS server. Just use the same hostname for both of them.
Bernhard Brueck
There is nothing special about that. The real work is done by the DNS server. Just use the same hostname for both of them.
Bernhard Brueck
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But there will be a confliction between the IP address.
That will be a problem.
Thanks
That will be a problem.
Thanks
We are talking about giving them the same *hostname*, not the same *IP address*.
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Sorry it may sound like a studip question but how do I configure this for the squid proxy server.