Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 17:44:02 +0200 From: Palle Girgensohn <girgen@FreeBSD.org> To: postgresql-admin@postgresql.org, freebsd-database@FreeBSD.org Subject: Suggestion for a very fast postgresql machine? Message-ID: <D542F1895C3EAEC10F102B03@rambutan.pingpong.net>
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Hi! Do you have any suggestions for building a really fast machine with the sole purpose of running postgresql for a multi user application? The database currently has a 11 GB footprint on the disk. I'm thinking in terms of at least four CPU:s, 12 GB RAM. Hardware is mostly a matter of money, I guess, and disks are probably the bottleneck, right? We are currently a FreeBSD only shop, we have very good knowledge about that system, and no experience with Linux. Still, is FreeBSD 6.1 a good choice, or will a Linux distribution outperform for 4+ SMP? I won't have much time to experiment, unfortunately, but I'd love some pointers or tips. Thanks Palle
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