Cache Architecture

Performance of your server can be improved by configuring your cache wisely. Suggestions to keep in mind when architecting your cache:

• Distribute the load.

• Use multiple proxy cache partitions.

• Use multiple disk drives.

• Use multiple disk controllers.

Proper cache setup is critical to the performance of your Proxy Server. The most important rule to remember when laying out your proxy cache is to distribute the load. Caches should be set up with approximately 1 Gbyte per partition and should be spread across multiple disks and multiple disk controllers. This type of arrangement provides faster file creation and retrieval than is possible with a single, larger cache.