>- Sun V250 server >- 2*1.3GHz Sparc IIIi CPU >- 8GB RAM >- 8*73GB SCSI drives >- Solaris 10 >- Postgres 8 >4) We moved the pg_xlog files off /data/postgres (disks 2-7) and into >/opt/pg_xlog (disks 0-1), but it seemed like performance decreased, >so we moved them back again. You have saturated SCSI bus. 1x160GB/s SCSI too small for 8xHDD with 30-70MB/s Solutions: Replace CD/DVD/tape at top 2x5" slots on 2xHDD (320 SCSI), install PCI 64/66 SCSI 320 controller (or simple RAID1 controller for minimize saturation of PCI buses) and attach to 2xHDD. Move /opt/pg_xlog on this drives.
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