parent.config

The parent.config file identifies the HTTP parent proxies used in an HTTP cache hierarchy. Use this file to perform the following configuration:

• Set up parent cache hierarchies, with multiple parents and parent failover
• Configure selected URL requests to bypass parent proxies

Rules are applied from the list top-down; the first match is applied. Bypass rules are usually placed above parent proxy designation rules.

Content Gateway uses the parent.config file only when the HTTP parent caching option is enabled. See Configuring Content Gateway to use an HTTP parent cache.