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 AE69B9DD586 for ; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:14:07 -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 42393-08-7 for ; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:14:07 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from linda-5.paradise.net.nz (bm-5a.paradise.net.nz [203.96.152.184]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 469629DD582 for ; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:14:05 -0400 (AST) Received: from smtp-3.paradise.net.nz (tclsnelb1-src-1.paradise.net.nz [203.96.152.172]) by linda-5.paradise.net.nz (Paradise.net.nz) with ESMTP id <0IWH000SXS3HKE@linda-5.paradise.net.nz> for pgsql-performance@postgresql.org; Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:14:05 +1200 (NZST) Received: from [192.168.1.11] (218-101-28-245.dsl.clear.net.nz [218.101.28.245]) by smtp-3.paradise.net.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id D085612019A8; Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:14:04 +1200 (NZST) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:14:00 +1200 From: Mark Kirkwood Subject: Re: Best OS & Configuration for Dual Xeon w/4GB & In-reply-to: To: Adam Witney Cc: "Jim C. Nasby" , pgsql-performance Message-id: <44205078.8000306@paradise.net.nz> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Accept-Language: en-us, en User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6 (X11/20051106) References: X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.171 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.171] X-Spam-Score: 0.171 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200603/421 X-Sequence-Number: 17858 Adam Witney wrote: > > >>decibel@noel.2[5:43]~:15>sudo diskinfo -vt /dev/mirror/gm0 > > > Can anyone point me to where I can find diskinfo or an equivalent to run on > my debian system, I have been googling for the last hour but can't find it! > I would like to analyse my own disk setup for comparison > I guess you could use hdparm (-t or -T flags do a simple benchmark). Though iozone or bonnie++ are probably better. Cheers Mark