On 26 September 2012 18:38, FFW_Rude <FFW_Rude@hotmail.com> wrote:
> root@testBI:/etc/postgresql/9.1/main# hdparm -tT /dev/sda
> Timing cached reads: 892 MB in 2.01 seconds = 444.42 MB/sec
> Timing buffered disk reads: 190 MB in 3.02 seconds = 62.90 MB/sec
It's OK for single HDD.
> Is fsync off by default ? I have
> #fsync = on (so it's off right ?).
Disable fsync for pgbench temporarily.
> pgbench is not found on my server. Do i have to apt-get install pgbench ?
Install the postgresql-contrib deb:
http://pkgs.org/download/postgresql-contrib
# sudo apt-get update
# sudo apt-get install postgresql-contrib
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With best regards,
Nikolay