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[mailto:pgsql-general-ow...@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of John R Pierce
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 11:00 PM
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] how long to wait on 9.2 bitrock installer?

On 09/12/12 10:42 PM, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
> I just let it sit.  3.5 hours later, it completed.
>
> ...
>
> I have several versions of PostgreSQL already installed on this 
> machine.  We need to test compatibility with PostgreSQL database 
> systems with our products.
>
> I tried to install 9.2 64 bit using the one click installer from this
> location:
>
> http://www.enterprisedb.com/products/pgdownload.do#windows
>
> I did use an unused port of 5439 as 5432-5438 are already in use by 
> other instances of PostgreSQL.
>

are those other instances running?  if they have significant shared memory 
allocations, your 12GB of ram could be significantly blocked up, so the new 
install may have ended up doing a lot of paging.
>>
I had 2 gigs free RAM when the install started.
<<
also, your configuration file says this system has a single 1TB drive?   
thats a weak storage configuration for a database server, especially if its a 
7200rpm or less SATA drive.
>>
It's a raid array.   The system diagnostic software is not perfect.
I'm a developer.  The only database activity on this particular machine is 
testing for correctness.
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john r pierce                            N 37, W 122
santa cruz ca                         mid-left coast



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