On Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 10:57:56AM -0400, Dave Cramer wrote:
I would think software raid would be quite inappropriate considering postgres when it is working is taking a fair amount of CPU as would software RAID. Does anyone know if this is really the case ?
It's not. Modern cpu's can handle raid operations without even noticing. At the point where your raid ops become a significant fraction of the cpu you'll be i/o bound anyway. Mike Stone ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq