-----Original Message----- From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John R Pierce Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 11:00 PM To: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: how long to wait on 9.2 bitrock installer? On 09/12/12 10:42 PM, Dann Corbit wrote: > > I just let it sit. 3.5 hours later, it completed. > > ... > > I have several versions of PostgreSQL already installed on this > machine. We need to test compatibility with PostgreSQL database > systems with our products. > > I tried to install 9.2 64 bit using the one click installer from this > location: > > http://www.enterprisedb.com/products/pgdownload.do#windows > > I did use an unused port of 5439 as 5432-5438 are already in use by > other instances of PostgreSQL. > are those other instances running? if they have significant shared memory allocations, your 12GB of ram could be significantly blocked up, so the new install may have ended up doing a lot of paging. >> I had 2 gigs free RAM when the install started. << also, your configuration file says this system has a single 1TB drive? thats a weak storage configuration for a database server, especially if its a 7200rpm or less SATA drive. >> It's a raid array. The system diagnostic software is not perfect. I'm a developer. The only database activity on this particular machine is testing for correctness. << -- john r pierce N 37, W 122 santa cruz ca mid-left coast -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
