Re: Does PostgreSQL Stores its database in multiple disks?

From: Björn Lundin <bnl(at)tiscali(dot)se>
To: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Does PostgreSQL Stores its database in multiple disks?
Date: 2004-10-01 21:09:13
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Igor Maciel Macaubas wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>
> I have a PostgreSQL server, running 7.4.2, that will store a really large
> amount of data (200GB) being migrated from an Oracle database. I have a
> machine with two 120GB Ultra ATA IDE disks, and I'd like to know if
> PostgreSQL could split it over both disks (that gives me 240GB or
> storage).

Have you considered Raid? Raid 0 or 1 (I keep forgetting which)
will make the 2 disks to appear as one (The other will mirror one disk)

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