Re: default_index_tablespace? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Jim C. Nasby
Subject Re: default_index_tablespace?
Date
Msg-id 20051202224248.GT13642@nasby.net
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In response to Re: default_index_tablespace?  (Kelly Burkhart <kelly.burkhart@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: default_index_tablespace?
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TODO?

%Add default_index_tablespace GUC and database parameter.

On Thu, Dec 01, 2005 at 11:48:28AM -0600, Kelly Burkhart wrote:
> On 12/1/05, Alexander M. Pravking <fduch@antar.bryansk.ru> wrote:
> >
> > PostgreSQL 8.0 brought a great tablespaces feature. However, it's still
> > a real pain for one who wants to separate tables and indices to different
> > tablespaces: he has to do it manually, explicitely specifying tablespace
> > for each index.
> >
> > Thus, I think it would be handy to have "default_index_tablespace" server
> > variable. Any thoughts?
>
>
> We would use such a thing.  Our databases use three partitions: log, data,
> index.  We currently create our databases like:
>
> CREATE DATABASE dbname OWNER owner TABLESPACE tsname;
>
> We then specify another index tablespace on index creation (which really
> isn't that difficult).
>
>
> Adding an INDEX_TABLESPACE option to CREATE DATABASE might be worthwhile if
> what we have done is typical.  Or if pg maintainers want to suggest this
> usage as sensible.
>
> -K

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