Re: Indexes on separate disk ?

From: Steve Lane <slane(at)fmpro(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Indexes on separate disk ?
Date: 2002-07-15 02:00:47
Message-ID: B95796FF.10429%slane@fmpro.com
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On 6/13/02 10:22 PM, "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> BTW, I'd certainly recommend getting the WAL files (pg_xlog directory)
> moved to their own drive long before you worry about separating indexes
> from data. That's a lot simpler (you only need a symlink for the
> directory).

tom:

Could you elaborate a bit on what the benefits of this approach would be?
I'm configuring a new server for PgSQL use shortly and would like to take
this into account if it will benefit me.

-- sgl

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