From: Gunnar \"Nick\" Bluth <gunnar.bluth@pro-open.de>
To: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>
To: Shukla, Sumeet <ShuklaSu@advisory.com>
To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: How should the correct value of shmmax be calculated for DWH (OLAP) server
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 09:49:02 +0200
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In-Reply-To: <4647b0c67c2c5d4dc08032f1b11240665711af95.camel@cybertec.at>
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<4647b0c67c2c5d4dc08032f1b11240665711af95.camel@cybertec.at>
Am 15.10.2018 um 09:43 schrieb Laurenz Albe:
> Shukla, Sumeet wrote:
>> Can someone please help me determine the appropriate value of kernel shmmax
>> parameter for PostgreSQL configured for Data Warehouse use?
>
> Simple. Set it to anything bigger than your "shared_buffers" setting.
> If PostgreSQL manages to start, your setting is big enough.
>
As a matter of fact, you shouldn't need to set SHMMAX anyway, unless you
tampered with "dynamic_shared_memory_type" or you are on a very exotic
OS ;-)
Best regards,
--
Gunnar "Nick" Bluth
RHCE/SCLA
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Email: gunnar.bluth@pro-open.de
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