Re: PostgreSQL calibration - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: PostgreSQL calibration
Date
Msg-id 200306181655.h5IGtcT11343@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to PostgreSQL calibration  (Chris Gamache <cgg007@yahoo.com>)
Responses Re: PostgreSQL calibration
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Sure, it would be great if we could do it.

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Chris Gamache wrote:
> What's your thought on creating some type of calibration applet that will
> divine proper settings for the PostgreSQL performance related variables by
> taking into consideration the speed of the machine, amount of RAM, access time
> of the filesystem, and the speed of various queries on a standardized (perhaps
> non-standardized?) dataset under different conditions?
>
> Is this possible, do-able, or even wanted? Where would one begin constructing
> the tests?
>
> I imagine it would automate the tasks that every PostgreSQL administrator goes
> through to calibrate his or her installation with the best possible performance
> settings...
>
> CG
>
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