X-Original-To: pgsql-performance-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 18A3B9DC816 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:51:31 -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 49870-10 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:51:29 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from exchange.g2switchworks.com (mail.g2switchworks.com [63.87.162.25]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCFFF9DC870 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:51:28 -0400 (AST) Received: from 10.10.1.37 ([10.10.1.37]) by exchange.g2switchworks.com ([10.10.1.2]) with Microsoft Exchange Server HTTP-DAV ; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:51:28 +0000 Received: from state.g2switchworks.com by mail.g2switchworks.com; 24 Feb 2006 10:51:28 -0600 Subject: Re: Reliability recommendations From: Scott Marlowe To: Vivek Khera Cc: Postgresql Performance In-Reply-To: References: <200602241429.k1OETwD07991@candle.pha.pa.us> <30917816-5D5E-4161-A21A-64DF2990777F@khera.org> <1140798742.18756.13.camel@state.g2switchworks.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <1140799888.18756.16.camel@state.g2switchworks.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 10:51:28 -0600 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.155 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.154, UNPARSEABLE_RELAY=0.001] X-Spam-Score: 0.155 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200602/389 X-Sequence-Number: 17375 On Fri, 2006-02-24 at 10:40, Vivek Khera wrote: > On Feb 24, 2006, at 11:32 AM, Scott Marlowe wrote: > > > My bad experiences were with the 2600 series machines. We now have > > some > > 2800 and they're much better than the 2600/2650s I've used in the > > past. > > Yes, the 2450 and 2650 were CRAP disk performers. I haven't any 2850 > to compare, just an 1850. > And the real problem with the 2650s we have now is that under very heavy load, they just lock up. all of them, latest BIOS updates, etc... nothing makes them stable. Some things make them a little less dodgy, but they are never truly reliable. Something the Intel and Supermicro white boxes have always been for me. I don't want support from a company like Dell, I want a reliable machine.