Re: Recomended FS
Mike Benoit <mikeb@netnation.com>
From: Mike Benoit <mikeb@netnation.com>
To: Murthy Kambhampaty <murthy.kambhampaty@goeci.com>
Cc: 'Ben-Nes Michael' <miki@canaan.co.il>, postgresql <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Date: 2003-10-20T22:53:50Z
Lists: pgsql-general
This site: http://fsbench.netnation.com/ has some decent generic file system benchmarks that may help with your decision. On Mon, 2003-10-20 at 10:32, Murthy Kambhampaty wrote: > You'd be well served if you could benchmark several filesystems and see > which one gives the best "performance" (talk about a loaded term) for your > application. Having said that, however, I'd recommend XFS for its > combination of performance and userspace tools (particularly xfsdump and > xfs_freeze). > > Cheers, > Murthy > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Ben-Nes Michael [mailto:miki@canaan.co.il] > >Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 04:48 > >To: postgresql > >Subject: [GENERAL] Recomended FS > > > > > >Hi > > > >I'm upgrading the DB sever hardware and also the Linux OS. > > > >My Questions are: > > > >1. What is the preferred FS to go with ? EXT3, Reiseref, JFS, > >XFS ? ( speed, > >efficiency ) > >2. What is the most importent part in the Hardware ? fast HD, > >alot of mem, > >or maybe strong cpu ? > > > >Thanks in Advance > > > >-------------------------- > >Canaan Surfing Ltd. > >Internet Service Providers > >Ben-Nes Michael - Manager > >Tel: 972-4-6991122 > >Fax: 972-4-6990098 > >http://www.canaan.net.il > >-------------------------- > > > > > >---------------------------(end of > >broadcast)--------------------------- > >TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings -- Best Regards, Mike Benoit