Re: Largest PostgreSQL 8.x DB someone is running?

Am 2008-09-21 22:14:56, schrieb Keaton Adams:
> What is the the largest PostgreSQL 8.x database that is running in a
> production environment that you are aware of? We top out at roughly
> 400 GB but have a need for a new project to go much, much larger (in
> the several TB range). I am attempting to get a feel for how large
> one should take a single PostgreSQL database, given all of the
> operational concerns such as overall performance with a thousand+
> concurrent users, times/space requirements for backups and restores,
> how to upgrade to newer upcoming versions of the software, etc.
> especially since there are no parallel operations/features in the
> product.
>
> Any information you can provide would be very helpful.

My own "military" database has now arround 1,1 TByte and the largest I
know is one of my customers running three dinosaur from Sun Microsystems
with each more then 500 SCSI drives of 300 GByte.

So it is arround 21-25 TByte but do not ask me about the Electricity bill:-)

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