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This document provides a comprehensive overview of the Novel Internet Caching System (ICS) presented during the CANARIE project meeting held on January 31, 2000. It details the system specifications, including hardware (DELL PowerEdge 4350, 500 MHz Pentium, 512 MB memory, 19 GB disk space) and the various panels within the ICS interface: Home, System, Network, Cache, and Monitoring. Each panel serves a specific function from general information access to configuring network settings, cache management, and monitoring system activities. Instructions for configuring browsers to utilize ICS as a proxy are also included.
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CANARIE Project Anirban Mahanti DISCUS Group Meeting Monday, January 31, 2000
Novel Internet Caching System • System Specs • DELL PowerEdge 4350 • Version 1.0.1; build 1.0.36 • 500 MHz Pentium • Total Memory 512 MB • Disk Space 19 GB (actually 27 GB) • Was located at 1C138; now at DCS
The Home Panel • The Home panel provides access to general information regarding the ICS appliance, such as the version of ICS currently running and the general health of the current configuration
The System Panel • The System panel lets you perform actions that affect the ICS system in a general way. For example, on we can set system time, change the system password, restart the appliance, upgrade ICS, etc.
The Network Panel • The Network panel is used to configure the appliance to function on the network on which it is installed. • We can set • Connection time out • Idle client time out • And many more …
The Cache Panel • This panel lets you set up client acceleration (forward and transparent proxy), and web acceleration (reverse proxy). It also allows you to you specify cluster information (groups of cooperating ICS appliances), batch download, filtering, and many more functions ….
The Monitoring Panel • Allows the user to monitor various ICS appliance activities and statistics in the browser-based tool. • Identifier • Version • Total Memory • Disk Space • Hit Ratios • Throughput etc …
Monitoring Panel Continued … • Cache Logs are in the “Common Log Format” • User has several roll-over options • Logs can be downloaded and analyzed or simply deleted!!!!!
A Request Line in the Log File • Format: Client Indent – [Timestamp] “Method URL” Type Size • Example: 128.233.128.5 - - [28/Dec/1999:15:36:31 -0500] "GET http://www.cs.usask.ca/grads/anm474/ HTTP/1.0" 200 1980
Configuring Browser to Point to the ICS Proxy • From Netscape click on Edit • Then click on Preferences • Go to Advanced and click on Proxies • A window pops up. Fill it as shown