Re: PostgreSQL on VMWare vs Windows vs CoLinux

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Matthew Nuzum <matt(at)followers(dot)net>
Cc: Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>, "'Vitaly Belman'" <vitalib(at)012(dot)net(dot)il>, pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org, "'Bryan Encina'" <bryan(dot)encina(at)valleypres(dot)org>, "'Matthew Nuzum'" <cobalt(at)bearfruit(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL on VMWare vs Windows vs CoLinux
Date: 2004-06-03 02:12:47
Message-ID: 15925.1086228767@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Matthew Nuzum <matt(at)followers(dot)net> writes:
> I'd like some input on a more demanding test though, because these tests
> run so quickly I can't help but be suspicious of their accuracy.

So increase the number of transactions tested (-t switch to pgbench).

Be aware also that you really want -s (database size scale factor) to
exceed -c (number of concurrent clients) for meaningful results.

regards, tom lane

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