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Appendix D
Configuration Files
origin server connect attempts
proxy.config.http.connect_attempts_
max_retries
INT
6
Specifies the maximum number of
connection retries Traffic Server can make
when the origin server is not responding.
proxy.config.http.connect_attempts_
max_retries_dead_server
INT
2
Specifies the maximum number of
connection retries Traffic Server can make
when the origin server is unavailable.
proxy.config.http.connect_attempts_rr_
retries
INT
2
Specifies the maximum number of failed
connection attempts allowed before a round
robin entry is marked as down if a server has
round robin DNS entries.
proxy.config.http.connect_attempts_
timeout
INT
30
Specifies the timeout value in seconds for an
origin server connection.
proxy.config.http.down_server.cache_
time
INT
900
Specifies how long in seconds Traffic Server
remembers that an origin server was
unreachable.
proxy.config.http.down_server.abort_
threshold
INT
10
Specifies the number of seconds before
Traffic Server marks an origin server as
unavailable when a client abandons a request
because the origin server was too slow in
sending the response header.
proxy users variables
proxy.config.http.anonymize_remove_
from
INT
0
When enabled (1), Traffic Server removes the
From
header that accompanies transactions to
protect the privacy of your users.
proxy.config.http.anonymize_remove_
referer
INT
0
When enabled (1), Traffic Server removes the
Referer
header that accompanies
transactions to protect the privacy of your site
and users.
proxy.config.http.anonymize_remove_
user_agent
INT
0
When enabled (1), Traffic Server removes the
User-agent
header that accompanies
transactions to protect the privacy of your site
and users.
proxy.config.http.anonymize_remove_
cookie
INT
0
When enabled (1), Traffic Server removes the
Cookie
header that accompanies transactions
to protect the privacy of your site and users.
proxy.config.http.anonymize_remove_
client_ip
INT
0
When enabled (1), Traffic Server removes
Client-IP
headers for more privacy.
proxy.config.http.anonymize_insert_
client_ip
INT
0
When enabled (1), Traffic Server inserts
Client-IP
headers to retain the client’s IP
address.
proxy.config.http.append_xforwards_
header
INT
0
When enabled (1), Traffic Server appends
X-Forwards
headers to outgoing requests.
Configuration Variable
Data Type
Default Value
Description