RE: [squid-users] Heavy load

>> I have a squid machine based on 1 Xeon 2.8GHz and SCSI discs, i have
>> about 260 req/s and very high load average (about 4 to 5)
>> My squid is Version 2.5.STABLE1-20030114 running on RH8.0 SCSI U160
>> Xeon 2.8GHZ
>> Is that load normal ? I think that it's to high....
>> What's the problem ?
>
> I guess too less RAM and too much cache_dir.
> I guess squid is swapping.
>

Yes, I've upgraded soft about 15 Jan, and load You can see on the picture.
no config changes have been made

kris