Thread: Does "HYPERTHREADING" do any harm if we use with RH9.0 and postgresql?
Does "HYPERTHREADING" do any harm if we use with RH9.0 and postgresql?
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I use RH 9.0 with postgresql 7.3.2 and 4 Gb ram [server spec. Dual Xeon 3.0] and someone mention that the hyperthreading will not help but if I let it there will it be any harm to the system? Any comment please. Amrit Thailand
Amrit, > I use RH 9.0 with postgresql 7.3.2 and 4 Gb ram [server spec. Dual Xeon > 3.0] and someone mention that the hyperthreading will not help but if I let > it there will it be any harm to the system? > Any comment please. Sometimes. Run a test and take a look at your CS (context switch) levels on VMSTAT. If they're high, turn HT off. If it's a dedicated PG system, though, just turn HT off. We can't use it. Also, upgrade PostgreSQL to 7.3.8 at least. 7.3.2 is known-buggy. -- --Josh Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco
Josh Berkus wrote: >Amrit, > > > >>I use RH 9.0 with postgresql 7.3.2 and 4 Gb ram [server spec. Dual Xeon >>3.0] and someone mention that the hyperthreading will not help but if I let >>it there will it be any harm to the system? >>Any comment please. >> >> > >Sometimes. Run a test and take a look at your CS (context switch) levels on >VMSTAT. If they're high, turn HT off. > >If it's a dedicated PG system, though, just turn HT off. We can't use it. > >Also, upgrade PostgreSQL to 7.3.8 at least. 7.3.2 is known-buggy. > > > Sorry for the "dumb" question, but what would be considered high regarding CS levels? We just upgraded our server's to dual 2.8Ghz Xeon CPUs from dual Xeon 1.8Ghz which unfortunately HT built-in. We also upgraded our database from version 7.3.4 to 7.4.2 Thanks. Steve Poe