> This sounds great. If I wind up with a big machine to test it on I'll > tell you how it goes. Thanks, though you don't necessarily have to wait for a "big machine" if you just want to give the appliance a go. A little machine or even a virtual machine should do. > Are you familiar with this bug: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/linux/+bug/245779 > > It's the reason my latest db servers are running Centos 5.2, sadly. > By the time I'd found the suggested workaround of setting a boot > option of NO_HZ=y I was already migrated off ubuntu for db servers. No, I wasn't familiar with the bug. Very strange. I've been using Hardy with that kernel for a few months and have yet to come across it... Cheers, Liraz -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general