Bruce,
> Agreed. Text added to install docs:
>
> <para>
> By default, <productname>PostgreSQL</> is configured to run on minimal
> hardware. This allows it to start up with almost any hardware
> configuration. However, the default configuration is not designed for
> optimum performance. To achieve optimum performance, several server
> variables must be adjusted, the two most common being
> <varname>shared_buffers</varname> and <varname> sort_mem</varname>
> mentioned in <![%standalone-include[the documentation]]>
> <![%standalone-ignore[<xref
> linkend="runtime-config-resource-memory">]]>. Other parameters in
> <![%standalone-include[the documentation]]> <![%standalone-ignore[<xref
> linkend="runtime-config-resource">]]> also affect performance.
> </para>
What would you think of adding a condensed version of my and Shridhar's guide
to the install docs? I think I can offer a 3-paragraph version which would
cover the major points of setting PostgreSQL.conf.
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Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco