For example i mentioned few linux name only, if any one linux other then this also u can prescribe. Our servers needs to be more stable one, as Jean told we cant upgrade our OS often. For the Postgres8.3 can u tell me the best one. Factor is purely performance and i/o since our storage server seprate .
Thanks, Arvind S "Many of lifes failure are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." -Thomas Edison On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Jean-David Beyer <jeandav...@verizon.net>wrote: > S Arvind wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> What is the best Linux flavor for server which runs postgres alone. >> The postgres must handle greater number of database around 200+. Performance >> on speed is the vital factor. >> Is it FreeBSD, CentOS, Fedora, Redhat xxx?? >> >> -Arvind S >> >> I do not know the others, and doubt it makes much difference. > > My feelings are that if you are running a server, you want a stable one, > not > one that is continuously updated for latest and greatest features. Hence I > would rule out Fedora and its ilk. > > If you run Redhat, I would advise the most recent; i.e., Red Hat Enterprise > Linux 5, since they do not add any new features and only correct errors. > CentOS is the same as Red Hat, but you probably get better support from Red > Hat if you need it -- though you pay for it. > > -- > .~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642. > /V\ PGP-Key: 9A2FC99A Registered Machine 241939. > /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org > ^^-^^ 05:55:01 up 14:54, 4 users, load average: 5.40, 5.25, 5.04 > > -- > Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance >
