Re: Tablespaces on a raid configuration

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: "Campbell, Lance" <lance(at)illinois(dot)edu>
Cc: "pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Tablespaces on a raid configuration
Date: 2012-03-30 15:02:44
Message-ID: 4F75CB14.9060607@dunslane.net
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On 03/30/2012 10:45 AM, Campbell, Lance wrote:
>
> PostgreSQL 9.0.x
>
> When PostgreSQL storage is using a relatively large raid 5 or 6
> array is there any value in having your tables distributed across
> multiple tablespaces if those tablespaces will exists on the same raid
> array? I understand the value if you were to have the tablespaces on
> different raid arrays. But what about on the same one?
>
>

Not answering your question, but standard advice is not to use RAID 5 or
6, but RAID 10 for databases. Not sure if that still hold if you're
using SSDs.

cheers

andrew

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