Re: Recomended FS
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz>
Cc: "scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@ihs.com>, Steve Crawford <scrawford@pinpointresearch.com>, pgsql-general@postgresql.org, jd@commandprompt.com
Date: 2003-10-23T23:34:22Z
Lists: pgsql-general
Mark Kirkwood wrote: > Its worth checking - isn't it ? > > I appeciate that you may have performed such tests previously - but as > hardware and software evolve its often worth repeating such tests (goes > away to do the suggested one tonight). > > Note that I am not trying to argue away the issue about write caching - > it *has* to increase the risk of database corruption following a power > failure, however if your backups are regular and reliable this may be a > risk worth taking to achieve acceptable performance at a low price. Sure, but how many people are taking that risk and not knowing it! -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073