Re: full_page_writes = off? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Martin Marques
Subject Re: full_page_writes = off?
Date
Msg-id 4753F37F.6050105@marquesminen.com.ar
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In response to Re: full_page_writes = off?  (Greg Smith <gsmith@gregsmith.com>)
Responses Re: full_page_writes = off?
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Greg Smith escribió:
> On Sat, 1 Dec 2007, Tomasz Ostrowski wrote:
>
>> You can also use "hdparm -I" to check this - look for a "Write
>> caching" in "Commands/features" section. If it has a "*" in front
>> then it is enabled and dangerous.
>
> Right; using -I works with most Linux hdparm versions:
>
> # hdparm -V
> hdparm v6.6
> # hdparm -I /dev/hda | grep "Write cache"
>            *    Write cache
> # hdparm -W 0 /dev/hda
>
> /dev/hda:
>  setting drive write-caching to 0 (off)
> # hdparm -I /dev/hda | grep "Write cache"
>                 Write cache

Out of ignorance, do RAID[1] devices have write cache?

[1]: I'm talking about RAID through hardware.

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