* James Mansion: > If I were to use a filesystem with noatime etc and little non-sql traffic, > does the physical update pattern tend to have hot sectors that will tend to > wear out CF?
Thanks to the FAT file system and its update pattern, most (if not all) CF disks implement wear leveling nowadays. I wouldn't worry about the issue, unless your write rates are pretty high. -- Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> BFK edv-consulting GmbH http://www.bfk.de/ Kriegsstraße 100 tel: +49-721-96201-1 D-76133 Karlsruhe fax: +49-721-96201-99 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
