Re: I/O error on data file, can't run backup - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Steve Crawford
Subject Re: I/O error on data file, can't run backup
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Msg-id 4E8CF380.1000302@pinpointresearch.com
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In response to Re: I/O error on data file, can't run backup  (Leif Biberg Kristensen <leif@solumslekt.org>)
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On 10/05/2011 03:43 PM, Leif Biberg Kristensen wrote:
> On Thursday 6. October 2011 00.17.38 Steve Crawford wrote:
>> I'm thinking perhaps a funky memory problem - you are having odd crashes
>> after all.
> I've been thinking about the memory myself, but it passes memtest86plus with
> flying colors. Or at least it did the last time I checked which is a few months
> ago.
I have had two machines pass extensive memtest86plus but fail on heavy
pgbench testing and in both cases the cause was ultimately traced to bad
memory.

Cheers,
Steve


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