Content caching parent options

Parent content caches provide content to their children. Use the Parents dialog in content caching advanced options to specify the local IP addresses of the parent caches and the policy to use when selecting a parent. To access the parents options, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Sharing, select Content Caching, press and hold the Option key and click Advanced Options, then click Parents.

Parent IP Addresses

The list of local IP addresses for parent caches. Enter the addresses in the order you want them used when a parent cache is selected.

To add an IP address, click Add .

To delete an IP address, click Remove .

Parent policy

The policy to use when selecting a parent cache to use. Click the pop-up menu, then select a parent policy:

First available: Always use the first parent in the parents list that is available. This is useful for designating permanent primary, secondary, and subsequent parents.
Hash: Hash the path part of the requested URL so that the same parent is always used for the same URL. This is useful for maximizing the size of the combined caches of the parents.
Random: Choose a parent at random. This is useful for load balancing.
Round robin: Rotate through the parents in order. This is useful for load balancing.
Sticky available: Starting with the first parent in the parents list, always use the first parent that is available. Use that parent until it becomes unavailable, then advance to the next one. This is useful for designating floating primary, secondary, and subsequent parents.

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Content caching parent options