Simon, > I agree that you could test this by running on a bigger or smaller server, > i.e. one with more or less RAM. Running on a faster/slower server at the > same time might alter the results and confuse the situation.
Unfortunately, a faster server is the only option I have that also has more RAM. If I double the RAM and double the processors at the same time, what would you expect to happen to the shared_buffers curve? -- --Josh Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings