Received: from localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4694A9FA5D3 for ; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:47:28 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 27015-08 for ; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:47:13 -0300 (ADT) 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 20D919FB263 for ; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:47:12 -0300 (ADT) Received: by noel.decibel.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id C9CF256427; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:47:11 -0500 (CDT) Received: (hashcash-sendmail, from uid 1001); Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:47:09 -0500 Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:47:09 -0500 From: "Jim C. Nasby" To: Shane Ambler Cc: Ben Suffolk , pgsql-performance@postgresql.org Subject: Re: New hardware thoughts Message-ID: <20061023214708.GV26892@nasby.net> References: <0D8823B6-2A2D-40BA-B207-9DA0D50EDFB6@vanilla.net> <4538E073.7050802@007Marketing.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4538E073.7050802@007Marketing.com> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p10 amd64 X-Distributed: Join the Effort! http://www.distributed.net User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Hashcash: 1:20:061023:pgsql@007marketing.com::fuVf3HA+4cunDrK5:000000000000000 0000000000000000000000001iyF X-Hashcash: 1:20:061023:ben@vanilla.net::fvAAb2ebIArzBsg5:003Aam X-Hashcash: 1:20:061023:pgsql-performance@postgresql.org::WKlZTBgjB+YMQ2Xc:00000 00000000000000000000000038Gx X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.959 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL, SPF_HELO_SOFTFAIL, SPF_SOFTFAIL X-Spam-Level: * X-Archive-Number: 200610/490 X-Sequence-Number: 21619 On Sat, Oct 21, 2006 at 12:12:59AM +0930, Shane Ambler wrote: > Generally more disks at slower speed - 2 10K disks in raid 0 is faster > than 1 15K disk. More disks also allow more options. Not at writing they're not (unless you're using RAID0... ugh). -- Jim Nasby jim@nasby.net EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell)