Re: Postgres server crash - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Michael Stone
Subject Re: Postgres server crash
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Msg-id 20061119223236.GE2366@mathom.us
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In response to Re: Postgres server crash  ("Craig A. James" <cjames@modgraph-usa.com>)
Responses Re: Postgres server crash  ("Craig A. James" <cjames@modgraph-usa.com>)
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On Sun, Nov 19, 2006 at 02:12:01PM -0800, Craig A. James wrote:
>And speaking of SGI, this very issue was among the things that sank the
>company.  As the low-end graphics cards ate into their visualization
>market, they tried to become an Oracle Server platform.  Their servers were
>*fast*.  But they crashed -- a lot.  And memory-overcommit was one of the
>reasons.

You realize that it had to be turned on explicitly on IRIX, right? But
don't let facts get in the way of a good rant...

Mike Stone

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