Re: Database in RAM

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Ryan Mahoney <ryan(at)paymentalliance(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Database in RAM
Date: 2001-05-03 15:44:05
Message-ID: 200105031544.f43Fi5Q27228@candle.pha.pa.us
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> If you have the ram, does pg need to be optimized to store more data in ram?
>
> -r

I would recommend increasing the number of PostgreSQL shared buffers
with the PostgreSQL -B switch. You can read my new performance article:

http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/performance/index.html

It talks about memory usage and performance.

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