X-Original-To: pgsql-hackers-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7646B9DC9C1; Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:02:53 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 29698-10; Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:02:53 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from noel.decibel.org (noel.decibel.org [67.100.216.10]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D1BE9DC9C0; Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:02:51 -0400 (AST) Received: by noel.decibel.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id C22A739849; Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:02:51 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:02:51 -0600 From: "Jim C. Nasby" To: Andreas Pflug Cc: Tino Wildenhain , Dave Page , Rick Gigger , "Marc G. Fournier" , "Joshua D. Drake" , Christopher Browne , pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org Subject: Re: New project launched : PostgreSQL GUI Installer for Message-ID: <20060131190251.GQ95850@pervasive.com> References: <43DF4567.6080200@wildenhain.de> <43DF4DFB.2030008@pse-consulting.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <43DF4DFB.2030008@pse-consulting.de> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE amd64 X-Distributed: Join the Effort! http://www.distributed.net User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.100] X-Spam-Score: 0.1 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200601/1013 X-Sequence-Number: 79117 On Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 11:46:03AM +0000, Andreas Pflug wrote: > Tino Wildenhain wrote: > > > > >Figuring out the correct values for some of the buffers and costs > >is still a bit tough. Otoh, I guess there is no easy way to predict > >all these. > > pgAdmin has a mechanism to suggest values (currently for autovacuum and > listen_address only), which waits for expansion :-) I could think of a > wizard that asks decent questions, resulting in proposals. > > Whether implemented as GUI or not, a questionaire and suggested > algorithms to calculate settings (eyeballed from Core) would be a good > starting point. PostgreSQL *desperately* needs a better means of dealing with configuration (though I guess I shouldn't be pushing too hard for this since the current state of affairs brings me business). Any improvement in this area would be very welcome. http://pgfoundry.org/projects/configurator/ is something worth looking at. -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@pervasive.com Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461