Andrew Sullivan wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 08:36:57PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > Do we need to add a mention of the need for tuning to the install docs?
>
> Wouldn't be a bad idea, as far as I'm concerned.
OK, I added a 'Tuning' section to the install instructions. I can make
adjustments.
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<title>Post-Installation Setup</title>
<sect2>
+ <title>Tuning</title>
+
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>tuning</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <para>
+ By default, <productname>PostgreSQL</> is configured to run on minimal
+ hardware. This allows it to start up with almost any hardware
+ configuration. However, the default configuration is not designed for
+ optimum performance. To achieve optimum performance, several server
+ variables must be adjusted, the two most common being
+ <varname>shared_buffers</varname> and <varname> sort_mem</varname>
+ mentioned in <xref linkend="runtime-config-resource-memory">. Other
+ paramters in <xref linkend="runtime-config-resource"> also affect
+ performance.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
<title>Shared Libraries</title>
<indexterm>
