Re: add space to expand database ? - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: add space to expand database ?
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Msg-id 6596.1040666095@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to add space to expand database ?  (Andreas Schmitz <a.schmitz@cityweb.de>)
Responses Re: add space to expand database ?  (Andreas Schmitz <a.schmitz@cityweb.de>)
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Andreas Schmitz <a.schmitz@cityweb.de> writes:
> I have a little problem with a database that is growing drastically. I am
> getting short on diskspace within $PGDATA. Is there a way to use $PGDATA2 in
> addition to $PGDATA with the same database ?

There's no really practical way to do that at the moment within
Postgres.  I'd recommend looking into OS-level facilities for spreading
a filesystem over multiple physical volumes --- depending on your
platform you might be able to do it with LVM, software RAID, etc.

            regards, tom lane

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