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pg_xlog on same drive as OS

From
mallah@trade-india.com
Date:
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.

regds
mallah

Re: pg_xlog on same drive as OS

From
Josh Berkus
Date:
Mallah,

> on a dedicated pgsql server is putting pg_xlog
> in drive as OS almost equivalent to putting on a seperate
> drive?

Yes.   If I have limited drives, this is what I do.

--
-Josh Berkus
 Aglio Database Solutions
 San Francisco

Re: pg_xlog on same drive as OS

From
Christopher Browne
Date:
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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