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From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of John R Pierce
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 11:00 PM
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] how long to wait on 9.2 bitrock installer?
On 09/12/12 10:42 PM, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
> I just let it sit. 3.5 hours later, it completed.
>
> ...
>
> I have several versions of PostgreSQL already installed on this
> machine. We need to test compatibility with PostgreSQL database
> systems with our products.
>
> I tried to install 9.2 64 bit using the one click installer from this
> location:
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> http://www.enterprisedb.com/products/pgdownload.do#windows
>
> I did use an unused port of 5439 as 5432-5438 are already in use by
> other instances of PostgreSQL.
>
are those other instances running? if they have significant shared memory allocations, your 12GB of ram could be
significantlyblocked up, so the new install may have ended up doing a lot of paging.
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I had 2 gigs free RAM when the install started.
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also, your configuration file says this system has a single 1TB drive?
thats a weak storage configuration for a database server, especially if its a 7200rpm or less SATA drive.
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It's a raid array. The system diagnostic software is not perfect.
I'm a developer. The only database activity on this particular machine is testing for correctness.
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john r pierce N 37, W 122
santa cruz ca mid-left coast
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