Re: Postgresql and Software RAID/LVM

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Steve Poe <spoe(at)sfnet(dot)cc>
Cc: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Postgresql and Software RAID/LVM
Date: 2005-06-03 22:03:17
Message-ID: 42A0D3A5.1020509@commandprompt.com
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Steve Poe wrote:
> I have a small business client that cannot afford high-end/high quality
> RAID cards for their next server. That's a seperate argument/issue right
> there for me, but what the client wants is what the client wants.
>
> Has anyone ran Postgres with software RAID or LVM on a production box?
> What have been your experience?

I would not run RAID + LVM in a software scenario. Software RAID is fine
however.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

>
> I don't forsee more 10-15 concurrent sessions running for an their OLTP
> application.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Steve Poe
>
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