On Thu, 2021-06-10 at 13:06 -0500, John Wiencek wrote:
> I’m looking for assistance in determining kernel setting for a VM RHEL-8 linux server running postgresql-13.
>
> I have 3 server groupings
>
> 1) 2 vcpu’s 8gb memory
> 2) 4 cpu’s 16gb memory
> 3) 8 cpu’s 32gb memory
>
> I’ve read various articles and the PostgreSQL documentation . Does anyone have practical experiences doing this
kindof set up
>
> Do kernel setting requirements change based on the number of cpu’s and amount of memory? I’ve not read any mention
ofthis.
I recommend setting
vm.overcommit_memory = 2
vm.overcommit_ratio (the correct value depends on your swap)
vm.swappiness = 0
Also, disable Transparent Hugepages.
Yours,
Laurenz Albe
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