From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | "Christian Gerdes" <christian(dot)gerdes(at)exai(dot)de> |
Cc: | pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Databases in memory (-->flashdrive problem) |
Date: | 2002-04-15 17:40:22 |
Message-ID: | 24596.1018892422@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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"Christian Gerdes" <christian(dot)gerdes(at)exai(dot)de> writes:
> Is there an opportunity to configure postgre to keep databases in Memory?
> I need to store a lot of data (many little entries) on IDE- flashdrive.
> But flashdrives have a little problem with write-cycles.
> Each flash-cell can be rewritten approxiatly 300.000 times. This means for me:
> there is no chance to store my db directly on flashdrive.
> If i could let my databases stay in RAM (maybe RAM-Drive, if so) i may do a backup to flashdrive in a defined frequency!?
Sure: keep the database on a RAM-drive (this will mean an initdb and
data load on each bootup, hope you can stand that) and use pg_dump to
a text file on flashdrive as your backup mechanism. Use a cron task
to run pg_dump at whatever frequency suits you.
regards, tom lane
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