Ok i'm installing. Can't stop the server right now. I'm gonna have to get back to you tomorrow afternoon (have other tasks that need to run from now until tomorrow by 1pm)
> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:52:27 +0300
> Subject: Re: [PERFORM] Same query doing slow then quick
> From: lystor@gmail.com
> To: FFW_Rude@hotmail.com
> CC: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
>
> 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
>
>
> --
> With best regards,
> Nikolay