| From: | Richard Welty <rwelty(at)averillpark(dot)net> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Solaris |
| Date: | 2003-04-23 15:54:22 |
| Message-ID: | E198MZj-0004Gq-4r@skipper.averillpark.net |
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 20:44:02 +0530 Shridhar Daithankar <shridhar_daithankar(at)persistent(dot)co(dot)in> wrote:
> Just one real advice, from what I have heard on lists. If the sun
> machine
> supports, install linux rather than solaris. Apparently linux on sparc
> is far
> faster than solaris, at least at lower to middle end. Besides postgresql
> and
> solaris have had performance issues in past.
investigate OpenBSD and NetBSD as well (although if the Sun has multiple
processors, which is likely with an E, OpenBSD is no longer a candidate due
to lack of SMP support.) the *BSD systems are generally very stable and
reliable, and have a couple of advantages over Linux in a number of
situations.
richard
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Richard Welty rwelty(at)averillpark(dot)net
Averill Park Networking 518-573-7592
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