No. You need fsync on in order to force the data to get TO the NetApp
at the right time. With fsync off, the data gets cached in the
operating system.
-- Mark Lewis
On Wed, 2006-06-14 at 14:48 -0700, Dan Gorman wrote:
> All,
> So I thought I'd pose this question:
>
> If I have a pg database attached to a powervault (PV) with just an
> off-the-shelf SCSI card I generally want fsync on to prevent data
> corruption in case the PV should loose power.
> However, if I have it attached to a NetApp that ensures data writes
> to via the NVRAM can I safely turn fsync off to gain additional
> performance?
>
> Best Regards,
> Dan Gorman
>
>
>
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