| From: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
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| To: | Bryan Field-Elliot <bryan_lists(at)netmeme(dot)org> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: How to estimate disk space requirements? |
| Date: | 2001-04-26 15:24:31 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.30.0104261723580.758-100000@peter.localdomain |
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Bryan Field-Elliot writes:
> I have an application for PostgreSQL which may create some pretty huge
> databases. I need some way to estimate how much physical disk space will
> be required. I know the exact record structure and indexing schemes to
> be used, and a rough idea of the number of rows I'll need. Given that,
> how can I determine the physical disk space requirements?
There is some info in the FAQ. You should estimate roughly five times the
size of the data in flat text.
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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net http://funkturm.homeip.net/~peter
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