Yeah, i saw it. It says full-page-writes can be disabled without problems.
But i wanted to confirm fsync cannot be disabled although i have battery.
Thanks!! :-)
We do mention battery-backed cache in our docs:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/wal.html
If it is unclear,
Ups sorry.
Actually, you can't assume that a BBU means you can safely disable
full-page-writes. Depending on the controller, it's still possible to
end up with partially written pages.
BTW, if your mailer makes doing so convenient, it would be nice to trim
down your .signature; note that
Ok, you absolutely can't guarantee you won't get partial page writes
then. A UPS buys you no more data safety than being plugged directly
into the wall. UPS's fail. People trip over cords. Breakers fail. Even
if you have multiple power supplies on multiple circuits fed by
different UPS's you can
Hi all
Is it secure to disable fsync havin battery-backed disk cache?
Thx
Javier Somoza
Oficina de Direccin Estratgica
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Panda Software
Buenos Aires, 12
48001 BILBAO - ESPAA
Telfono: 902 24 365 4
Fax: 94 424 46 97
http://www.pandasoftware.es
Panda Software,
Javier Somoza schrieb:
Hi all
Is it secure to disable fsync havin battery-backed disk cache?
Thx
No. fsync moves the data from OS memory cache to disk-adaptor
cache which is required to benefit from battery backup.
If this data is written to the
On Mon, Feb 27, 2006 at 11:12:57AM +0100, Tino Wildenhain wrote:
Javier Somoza schrieb:
Hi all
Is it secure to disable fsync havin battery-backed disk cache?
Thx
No. fsync moves the data from OS memory cache to disk-adaptor
cache which is
Jim C. Nasby wrote:
On Mon, Feb 27, 2006 at 11:12:57AM +0100, Tino Wildenhain wrote:
Javier Somoza schrieb:
Hi all
Is it secure to disable fsync havin battery-backed disk cache?
Thx
No. fsync moves the data from OS memory cache to
