A related question: Is it sufficient to disable write cache only on the disk where pg_xlog is located? Or should write cache be disabled on both disks? Thanks Peter On 2/25/07, Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Carlos Moreno <moreno_pg@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > The question is: does PostgreSQL have separate, independent areas that > require storage such that performance would be noticeably boosted if > the multiple storage operations could be done simultaneously? The standard advice in this area is to put pg_xlog on a separate spindle; although that probably is only important for update-intensive applications. You did not tell us anything about your application... regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate