Re: Write cache

--On Tuesday, January 27, 2004 23:03:56 +0100 ohp@pyrenet.fr wrote:

> On Tue, 27 Jan 2004, Larry Rosenman wrote:
>
>> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 16:02:40 -0600
>> From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org>
>> To: ohp@pyrenet.fr
>> Cc: pgsql-hackers list <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
>> Subject: Re: Write cache
>>
>>
>>
>> --On Tuesday, January 27, 2004 23:01:45 +0100 ohp@pyrenet.fr wrote:
>>
>> > On Tue, 27 Jan 2004, Larry Rosenman wrote:
>> >
>> >> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 15:55:49 -0600
>> >> From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org>
>> >> To: ohp@pyrenet.fr
>> >> Cc: pgsql-hackers list <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
>> >> Subject: Re: Write cache
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --On Tuesday, January 27, 2004 22:48:42 +0100 ohp@pyrenet.fr wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > On Tue, 27 Jan 2004, Larry Rosenman wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 15:45:20 -0600
>> >> >> From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org>
>> >> >> To: ohp@pyrenet.fr
>> >> >> Cc: pgsql-hackers list <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
>> >> >> Subject: Re: Write cache
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --On Tuesday, January 27, 2004 22:43:34 +0100 ohp@pyrenet.fr wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > On Tue, 27 Jan 2004, Larry Rosenman wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 15:38:30 -0600
>> >> >> >> From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org>
>> >> >> >> To: ohp@pyrenet.fr, pgsql-hackers list
>> >> >> >> <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org> Subject: Re: Write cache
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> IDE or SCSI?
>> >> >> > SCSI
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Why do you think the WC is screwing you?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> > Because after a sys crash, the most used filesystems (databases)
>> >> >> > are screwed
>> >> >> what VxFS mount options are you using?
>> >> > Nothing special... And any option I could use would'nt change a
>> >> > thing: the cache is on the disk itself... I did'nt look physicaly
>> >> > yet but according to the docs there's no way to disable it lik I
>> >> > always did on IBM...
>> >> >
>> >> > I was forced to buy those disk (more expensive, not better)
>> >> define not special?
>> >>
>> >> ISTM that the driver should force it out to the disk, unless the disk
>> >> is lying to the driver, or the driver is buggy.
>> > That's exactly what I think: the DISK has a write cache so it's lying
>> > to the controler saying data is written when it's only in the disk
>> > cache.
>> >
>> > That also would explain the fantastic write performance I have
>> > compared to read...
>> SO, I consider these disks buggy or not acceptable for use.
> So do I... I have 6 disks... 250$ each...
What kind of warranty?

How Old?


>>
>> LER
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>> >>
>> >> >  >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Which driver(s)?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> > Guess... ADPU320
>> >> >> Hrm.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >> LER
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> --On Tuesday, January 27, 2004 22:34:46 +0100 ohp@pyrenet.fr
>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> > Because I've lost a lot of data using postgresql (and I know
>> >> >> >> > for sure this should'nt happen) I've gone a bit further
>> >> >> >> > reading documentations on my disks and...
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > I have FUJITSU MAP3367NC 36G 10000 rpm disks, those disk have
>> >> >> >> > a write cache of 8Mb, if someone could tell me hox to turn it
>> >> >> >> > off... Could'nt find it in the docs and this could very well
>> >> >> >> > explain why a busy database crashes every time
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Thanks for your help
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > --
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>> >> >> >> > FRANCE                          Email: ohp@pyrenet.fr
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>> >> > Olivier PRENANT                    Tel: +33-5-61-50-97-00 (Work)
>> >> > 6, Chemin d'Harraud Turrou           +33-5-61-50-97-01 (Fax)
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> Olivier PRENANT                    Tel: +33-5-61-50-97-00 (Work)
> 6, Chemin d'Harraud Turrou           +33-5-61-50-97-01 (Fax)
> 31190 AUTERIVE                       +33-6-07-63-80-64 (GSM)
> FRANCE                          Email: ohp@pyrenet.fr
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