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From Björn Lundin
Subject Re: Does PostgreSQL Stores its database in multiple disks?
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In response to Does PostgreSQL Stores its database in multiple disks?  ("Igor Maciel Macaubas" <igor@providerst.com.br>)
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Igor Maciel Macaubas wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>
> I have a PostgreSQL server, running 7.4.2, that will store a really large
> amount of data (200GB) being migrated from an Oracle database. I have a
> machine with two 120GB Ultra ATA IDE disks, and I'd like to know if
> PostgreSQL could split it over both disks (that gives me 240GB or
> storage).

Have you considered Raid? Raid 0 or 1 (I keep forgetting which)
will make the 2 disks to appear as one (The other will mirror one disk)

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