> I actually don't know much about the I/O subsystem, but, no, WAL is > not separated from data. I believe $PGDATA is on a SAN, but I don't > know anything about its characteristics.
The computer is here: http://www.supermicro.nl/Aplus/system/2U/2042/AS-2042G-6RF.cfm $PGDATA is on a 5 disk SATA software raid 5. Is there anything else that would be useful to know? ( Sorry, this isn't a subject that I'm very familiar with ) -Nathan -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers