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From Christopher Browne
Subject Re: pg_xlog on same drive as OS
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Msg-id m3ekrxaiu6.fsf@wolfe.cbbrowne.com
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In response to pg_xlog on same drive as OS  (mallah@trade-india.com)
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In the last exciting episode, mallah@trade-india.com wrote:
> greetings!
> on a dedicated pgsql server is putting pg_xlog
> in drive as OS almost equivalent to putting on a seperate
> drive?
>
> in both case the actual data files are in a seperate
> drive.

Well, if the OS drive is relatively inactive, then it may be "separate
enough" that you won't find performance hurt too much by this.
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