Re: Do I have a hardware or a software problem?

From: Niels Kristian Schjødt <nielskristian(at)autouncle(dot)com>
To: Evgeny Shishkin <itparanoia(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Jeff Janes <jeff(dot)janes(at)gmail(dot)com>, "pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Do I have a hardware or a software problem?
Date: 2012-12-11 22:41:37
Message-ID: CADZnK0=0q9Ti9jVpCX3VX=3X_Rs=AxONhxC9cejnbOd5GKjb4A@mail.gmail.com
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Are you using a hardware based raid controller with them?
Den 11/12/2012 20.11 skrev "Evgeny Shishkin" <itparanoia(at)gmail(dot)com>:

>
> On Dec 11, 2012, at 10:54 PM, Niels Kristian Schjødt <
> nielskristian(at)autouncle(dot)com> wrote:
>
> And what is your experience so far?
>
> Increased tps by a factor of 10, database no longer a limiting factor of
> application.
> And it is cheaper than brand rotating drives.
>
>
> Den 11/12/2012 18.16 skrev "Evgeny Shishkin" <itparanoia(at)gmail(dot)com>:
>
>>
>> On Dec 11, 2012, at 5:35 PM, Niels Kristian Schjødt <
>> nielskristian(at)autouncle(dot)com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Den 11/12/2012 kl. 14.29 skrev Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>:
>> >
>> >> On 12/11/2012 06:04 PM, Niels Kristian Schjødt wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Maybe I should mention, that I never see more than max 5Gb out of my
>> total 32Gb being in use on the server… Can I somehow utilize more of it?
>> >> For an update-mostly workload it probably won't do you tons of good so
>> >> long as all your indexes fit in RAM. You're clearly severely
>> >> bottlenecked on disk I/O not RAM.
>> >>> The SSD's I use a are 240Gb each which will grow too small within a
>> >>> few months - so - how does moving the whole data dir onto four of
>> >>> those in a RAID5 array sound?
>> >>
>> >> Not RAID 5!
>> >>
>> >> Use a RAID10 of four or six SSDs.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Craig Ringer http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/<http://www.2ndquadrant.com/>
>> >> PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services
>> >>
>> > Hehe got it - did you have a look at the SSD's I am considering
>> building it of?
>> http://ark.intel.com/products/66250/Intel-SSD-520-Series-240GB-2_5in-SATA-6Gbs-25nm-MLC
>> > Are they suitable do you think?
>> >
>>
>> I am not Craig, but i use them in production in raid10 array now.
>>
>> >
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