| From: | Michael Richards <miker(at)scifair(dot)acadiau(dot)ca> |
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| To: | "G(dot) Anthony Reina" <reina(at)nsi(dot)edu> |
| Cc: | "pgsql-sql(at)postgreSQL(dot)org" <pgsql-sql(at)postgreSQL(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: [SQL] 2 million+ entries |
| Date: | 1999-08-26 05:48:45 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.BSF.4.10.9908260245140.27017-100000@scifair.acadiau.ca |
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On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, G. Anthony Reina wrote:
> > We're currently testing a system with about 1.2 million records with 6.5
> > and it outperforms SQL server 6 by quite a lot. It's running on a dual P3
> > with a 4 9.1 gig Cheetah array on a DPT controller running RAID0. I'm
> > pretty happy with it...
>
> Great balls of fire! A dual P3 with a four 9.1 Gig RAID0 Cheetah array?
> That's fantastic! How much did that set you back? Are there any special
> quirks about using Postgres on a multiple processor, multiple disk
> system?
As I recall it was about $8k CAD. The system purrs. I'm especially happy
with the DPT controller. This would be a truly worthy machine for a large
news feed.
-Michael
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