X-Original-To: pgsql-sql-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED8A13A5F53 for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 16:48:14 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 83118-07 for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 16:48:10 +0000 (GMT) Received: from out007.verizon.net (out007pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.107]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B60803A5D90 for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 16:48:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from jfradkin ([66.15.127.235]) by out007.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20050127164807.JBY21228.out007.verizon.net@jfradkin> for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 10:48:07 -0600 From: "Joel Fradkin" To: Subject: hardware mod based on feedback from the list Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:51:18 -0500 Message-ID: <001101c50490$6d372760$797ba8c0@jfradkin> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out007.verizon.net from [66.15.127.235] at Thu, 27 Jan 2005 10:48:07 -0600 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.097 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL, MSGID_DOLLARS X-Spam-Level: *** X-Archive-Number: 200501/297 X-Sequence-Number: 20085 Thanks so much to everyone who jumped in both on a config and now the hardware side of things. I did modify my order on the new equipment to include a powervault 220 = (just a bunch of drives) I added a controller card and 4 10 k drives for data raid 10 and 2 15 k drives raid 1 for WAL. I will use the array (internal to the 6650) that = the OS is on for the syslog. I was told the Xeon processors will do fine up to 64gig. I realize the = 64bit chips may be faster, but it is also new and I feel safer with existing technologies and hardware vendors. My understanding is that CPU (4 Xeon 3gig processors) will not be a = issue, but hopefully adding the additional drive systems will help the most for = IO is what I am told is the big issue and hopefully utilizing the recommendation will help minimize the bottleneck.=20 Joel Fradkin =A0 =A0