From: Alan Hodgson <ahodgson@simkin.ca>
To: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: File system choice for Red Hat systems
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 07:53:28 -0700
Message-ID: <201006020753.29078@hal.medialogik.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4C05CABC.3020905@catalyst.net.nz>
References: <4C05CABC.3020905@catalyst.net.nz>
On Tuesday 01 June 2010, Mark Kirkwood <mark.kirkwood@catalyst.net.nz>
wrote:
> I'm helping set up a Red Hat 5.5 system for Postgres. I was going to
> recommend xfs for the filesystem - however it seems that xfs is
> supported as a technology preview "layered product" for 5.5. This
> apparently means that the xfs tools are only available via special
> channels.
>
> What are Red Hat using people choosing for a good performing filesystem?
>
I've run PostgreSQL on XFS on CentOS for years. It works well. Make sure you
have a good battery-backed RAID controller under it (true for all
filesystems).
--
"No animals were harmed in the recording of this episode. We tried but that
damn monkey was just too fast."
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