Bruce, > Agreed. Text added to install docs: > > <para> > By default, <productname>PostgreSQL</> is configured to run on minimal > hardware. This allows it to start up with almost any hardware > configuration. However, the default configuration is not designed for > optimum performance. To achieve optimum performance, several server > variables must be adjusted, the two most common being > <varname>shared_buffers</varname> and <varname> sort_mem</varname> > mentioned in <![%standalone-include[the documentation]]> > <![%standalone-ignore[<xref > linkend="runtime-config-resource-memory">]]>. Other parameters in > <![%standalone-include[the documentation]]> <![%standalone-ignore[<xref > linkend="runtime-config-resource">]]> also affect performance. > </para>
What would you think of adding a condensed version of my and Shridhar's guide to the install docs? I think I can offer a 3-paragraph version which would cover the major points of setting PostgreSQL.conf. -- Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org