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<P><FONT SIZE=2>What is the vcl config and what is in the RH system log?<BR>
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To: varnish-misc@projects.linpro.no <varnish-misc@projects.linpro.no><BR>
Sent: Mon Sep 21 07:55:07 2009<BR>
Subject: Varnish virtual memory usage<BR>
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At Metacafe we’re testing the integration with Varnish, and I was tasked with benchmarking our Varnish setup. I intentionally over-flooded the server with requests, in an attempt to see how the system will behave under extensive traffic. Surprisingly, the server ran out of swap and crashed.<BR>
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In out configuration, "-s file,/var/lib/varnish/varnish_storage.bin,1G". Does it mean Varnish shouldn’t use more than 1GB of the virtual memory? Is there any other way to limit the memory/storage usage?<BR>
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The system has 4GB RAM, 2GB Swap on Red Hat Enterprise. Varnish version 2.0.3<BR>
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Thanks for your help! :D<BR>
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Roi Avinoam<BR>
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Metacafe<BR>
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