2:53 AM
> To: Benjamin Wragg
> Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [PERFORM] Disk configuration
>
> The primary goal is to reduce the number of seeks a disk or array has to
> perform. Serial write throughput is much higher than random write
> throughput. If y
, 20 January 2005 2:53 AM
To: Benjamin Wragg
Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [PERFORM] Disk configuration
The primary goal is to reduce the number of seeks a disk or array has to
perform. Serial write throughput is much higher than random write
throughput. If you are performing
The primary goal is to reduce the number of seeks a disk or array has
to perform. Serial write throughput is much higher than random write
throughput. If you are performing very high volume throughput on a
server that is doing multiple things, then it maybe advisable to have
one partition for OS,
Benjamin,
> I just wanted to bounce off the list the best way to configure disks for a
> postgresql server. My gut feeling is as follows:
>
> Keep the OS and postgresql install on seperate disks to the postgresql
> /data directory?
> Is a single hard disk drive acceptable for the OS and postgresql
I just wanted to
bounce off the list the best way to configure disks for a postgresql server.
My gut
feeling is as follows:
Keep the OS and
postgresql install on seperate disks to the postgresql /data
directory?
Is a single hard
disk drive acceptable for the OS and postgresql program, or
