Re: Tablespaces on tertiary media

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On 09/14/07 04:06, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote:
> Where does PostgreSQL stand with storing /really/ large amounts of data
> offline? Specifically, if a FUSE is used to move a tablespace to
> something like a tape archiver can the planner be warned that access
> might take an extended period?
>
> I know that at one point (v6?) there were hooks in the code for
> experimental Berkeley code to do this sort of thing but as far as I know
> there has never been anything publicly available.

While tertiary media certainly was relevant 10 years ago, is it
really necessary in 2007? A couple of MSA-1000s stuffed with 1TB
disks would hold an l-o-t *lot* of historical data.

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!

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