Re: how to configure my new server

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
Cc: philip johnson <philip(dot)johnson(at)atempo(dot)com>, pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: how to configure my new server
Date: 2003-02-12 05:52:08
Message-ID: 200302120552.h1C5q8B09618@candle.pha.pa.us
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Josh Berkus wrote:
> > > how can I put indexes on a seperate disk ?
>
> Move the index object (use the oid2name package in /contrib to find the index)
> to a different location, and symlink it back to its original location. Make
> sure that you REINDEX at maintainence time, and don't drop and re-create the
> index, as that will have the effect of moving it back to the original
> location.

I believe reindex will create a new file and hence remove the symlink,
at least in 7.3.

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