On 3/10/2012 4:35 PM, Adrian Reyer wrote: > Hi Matt, > > On Fri, Mar 09, 2012 at 04:11:17PM +0000, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace (lists) > wrote: > >> second HW RAID-1 array (possibly even RAID-0 if it gives us more >> performance!) - from there I would concentrate on MySQL turning as >> opposed to anything else. > Make sure you have cache ram on your raid controller and a battery > backup unit installed. MySQL and Postgres like to write in sync. With > BBU+cache the write is completed as soon as the controller has the data, > no need to wait for disks. I doubt RAID0 would gain you much if any.
Another possibility is using SSD (Intel X25-E, etc.) for just the database storage, as it is very, very good at random i/o. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
