Re: PostgreSQL Configuration Tool for Dummies - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Y Sidhu
Subject Re: PostgreSQL Configuration Tool for Dummies
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Msg-id b09064f30706191049r547943adka7aa0e3d051c49ff@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: PostgreSQL Configuration Tool for Dummies  (Francisco Reyes <lists@stringsutils.com>)
Responses Re: PostgreSQL Configuration Tool for Dummies  ("Campbell, Lance" <lance@uiuc.edu>)
Re: PostgreSQL Configuration Tool for Dummies  (david@lang.hm)
Re: PostgreSQL Configuration Tool for Dummies  (Ray Stell <stellr@cns.vt.edu>)
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On 6/19/07, Francisco Reyes <lists@stringsutils.com> wrote:
Campbell, Lance writes:

> Francisco and Richard,
> Why ask about disk or raid?  How would that impact any settings in
> postgresql.conf?

If the user has 2 disks and says that he will do a lot of updates he could
put pg_xlog in the second disk.


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Let's not ask about disk or raid at this level of sanity tuning. It is important for a newbie to take the right first step. When it comes to disks, we start talking I/O, SATA, SCSI and the varying degrees of SATA and SCSI, and controller cards. Then we throw in RAID and the different levels therein. Add to that, we can talk about drivers controlling these drives and which OS is faster, more stable, etc. As you can see, a newbie would get drowned. So, please keep it simple. I know many people on this list are Gurus. We know you are the best in this field, but we are not and are just trying to improve what we have.

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