Re: Index File locations

In response to Callum Scott :
> Hi All,
>
> I am looking for a way to define where index files should be located.
>
> I am wanting to store the index files on a separate SSD from the database
> itself.  I can see that there is a way to define this from within the
> database.  Is there a way to do this at a system level within the configuration
> file?

You have to define a own tablespace and then you can create new indexes
on this tablespace.

test=# \h create tablespace
Command:     CREATE TABLESPACE
Description: define a new tablespace
Syntax:
CREATE TABLESPACE tablespacename [ OWNER username ] LOCATION 'directory'

test=# \h create index
Command:     CREATE INDEX
Description: define a new index
Syntax:
CREATE [ UNIQUE ] INDEX [ CONCURRENTLY ] name ON table [ USING method ]
    ( { column | ( expression ) } [ opclass ] [ ASC | DESC ] [ NULLS {
FIRST | LAST } ] [, ...] )
    [ WITH ( storage_parameter = value [, ... ] ) ]
    [ TABLESPACE tablespace ]
    [ WHERE predicate ]


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