| From: | Greg Smith <greg(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> |
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| To: | sergey <sergey(dot)on(dot)net(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: choosing the right RAID level for PostgresQL database |
| Date: | 2011-02-13 23:23:19 |
| Message-ID: | 4D5867E7.1090409@2ndquadrant.com |
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sergey wrote:
> I got a disk array appliance of 8 disks 1T each (UltraStor RS8IP4). It
> will be used solely by PostgresQL database and I am trying to choose
> the best RAID level for it.
> ..
> Space is the least important factor. Even 1T will be enough.
Use RAID10, measure the speed of the whole array using the bonnie++ ZCAV
tool, and only use the fastest part of each array to store the important
stuff. You will improve worst-case performance in both sequential reads
and seek time that way. Drives are nearly twice as fast at their
beginning as they are at the end, and with only 8 drives you should be
able to setup a RAID10 array with all the fast parts aligned.
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