Re: Kernel cache vs shared_buffers

From: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: Harald Armin Massa <haraldarminmassa(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Kernel cache vs shared_buffers
Date: 2007-05-13 09:41:34
Message-ID: 4646DD4E.4000301@enterprisedb.com
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Harald Armin Massa wrote:
>> A common rule of thumb people quote here is to set shared_buffers to 1/4
>> of available RAM, and leave the rest for OS cache. That's probably a
>> good configuration to start with.
>
> And just for the record: This rule of thumb does NOT apply to
> PostgreSQL on Windows. My current rule of thumb on Windows: set
> shared_buffers to minimum * 2
> Adjust effective_cache_size to the number given as "system cache"
> within the task manager.

Why?

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Heikki Linnakangas
EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com

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