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 3C3369DC871 for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 17:42:04 -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 46287-05 for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 17:42:04 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from hosting.commandprompt.com (128.commandprompt.com [207.173.200.128]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB68E9DC821 for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 17:42:00 -0400 (AST) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (or-67-76-146-141.sta.sprint-hsd.net [67.76.146.141]) (authenticated bits=0) by hosting.commandprompt.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jBOLYMHO030186; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:34:23 -0800 Message-ID: <43ADC0A8.20503@commandprompt.com> Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:42:00 -0800 From: "Joshua D. Drake" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (X11/20051013) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ron CC: Frank Wiles , Juan Casero , pgsql-performance@postgresql.org Subject: Re: What's the best hardver for PostgreSQL 8.1? References: <43A84D03.7090002@ritek.hu> <200512212209.50234.caseroj@comcast.net> <200512212231.55100.caseroj@comcast.net> <20051224135042.484c6e32.frank@wiles.org> <6.2.5.6.0.20051224161551.01dc5d98@earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <6.2.5.6.0.20051224161551.01dc5d98@earthlink.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender succeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6 (hosting.commandprompt.com [192.168.1.101]); Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:34:23 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.036 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.036] X-Spam-Score: 0.036 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200512/597 X-Sequence-Number: 16418 > > If you've got the budget or are dealing with small enough physical > storage needs, by all means use RAID 10. OTOH, if you are dealing > with large enterprise class apps like Sarbanes Oxley compliance, > medical and/or insurance, etc, etc, the storage needs can get so large > that RAID 10 for everything or even most things is not possible. Even > if economically feasible. > > RAID levels are like any other tool. Each is useful in the proper > circumstances. > There is also RAID 50 which is quite nice. Joshua D. Drake > Happy holidays, > Ron Peacetree > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings -- The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. 1.503.667.4564 PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support Managed Services, Shared and Dedicated Hosting Co-Authors: PLphp, PLperl - http://www.commandprompt.com/