Josh Berkus wrote:
> 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.
Yes, I think that is a good idea --- now, does it go in the install
docs, or in the docs next to each GUC item?
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