| From: | "scott(dot)marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)ihs(dot)com> |
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| To: | Konstantin Tokar <lists2(at)tokar(dot)ru> |
| Cc: | <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Tables on multiple disk drives |
| Date: | 2004-02-17 17:18:25 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.33.0402171017170.30606-100000@css120.ihs.com |
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On Tue, 17 Feb 2004, Konstantin Tokar wrote:
> Hi!
> Does PostgreSQL allow to create tables and indices of a single
> database on multiple disk drives with a purpose of increase
> performance as Oracle database does? If a symbolic reference is the
> only method then the next question is: how can it be determined what
> file is referred to what table and index?
You're life will be simpler, and your setup will be faster without having
to muck about with it, if you just buy a good RAID controller with battery
backed cache. LSI/Megaraid and Adaptec both make serviceable controllers
for reasonable prices, and as you add drives, the speed just goes up, no
muddling around with sym links.
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