Well, it points to page in a data file, so copying the data files does not do any harm (when Postgres is NOT running,
otherwise- disaster). We are talking about files on a filesystem here, not raw devices as e.g. Informix uses (can use).
You might find this helpful in general, especiall around ppage 50.
https://momjian.us/main/writings/pgsql/internalpics.pdf
Jan
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> Am 18.05.2015 um 18:28 schrieb Daniel Begin <jfd553@hotmail.com>:
>
> Thank Luca,
>
> You wrote that "each index has a pointer to the block on disk that contains the tuple". If there is no mechanism that
insurethe tuples have the same location on the new drive (the block address), I should then expect a plane copy will
corruptsome/all the indexes, am I right (linked to the second question)?
>
> Best regards,
> Daniel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Luca Ferrari
> Sent: May-18-15 02:27
> To: Daniel Begin
> Cc: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Moving Database Cluster to another drive
>
>> On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 7:39 PM, Daniel Begin <jfd553@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> - How indexes are actually implemented in PostgreSQL (how pgsql point
>> to a record from an index)?
>
> Not an easy answer. An index can have different implementation types, but for short each index has a pointer to the
blockon disk that contain the tuple. And indexes are, of course, on disk stuff.
>
>> - Could copying tables and indexes have had an effect on indexes?
>
> Should not, but it could be.
>
>> - How can I verify that some of the indexes were not corrupted?
>
> Use explain, see pg_stat_user_indexes and do a reindex if you believe an index is corrupted.
>
> I would expect this being more likely an issue with the hard drive (e.g., different seek times from the previous
one).
>
> Luca
>
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