Simon,
> I agree that you could test this by running on a bigger or smaller server,
> i.e. one with more or less RAM. Running on a faster/slower server at the
> same time might alter the results and confuse the situation.
Unfortunately, a faster server is the only option I have that also has more
RAM. If I double the RAM and double the processors at the same time, what
would you expect to happen to the shared_buffers curve?
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--Josh
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco