2011/12/19 Tomas Vondra <t...@fuzzy.cz> > On 19 Prosinec 2011, 16:52, Havasvölgyi Ottó wrote: > > config: > > fsync=on > > sync_commit=on > > wal_sync_method=fsync > > I don't think you need to set wal_sync_method, comment it out. >
> > Even though the TPS in pgbench about 700 with 1 client. > > I have tried other sync methods (fdatasync, open_sync), but all are > > similar. > > Should I disable write cache on HDD to make it work? > > Yes, disable that. > > > Have you any idea why? > > What scale factor have you used with pgbench? And how long are the pgbench > runs? The smaller the data set, the more it will be affected by the write > cache. > Scale factor was 1, client count 1, and ran it for 100 seconds. I just wanted to check that the commit rate does not go beyond 120 (7200 rpm HDD). > Tomas > >