Re: [GENERAL] Block size recommendation for Red Hat Linux 7.2

2017-04-24 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 12:43 PM, pinker wrote: > I've seen very big differences with huge_pages set to on, especially in > context of CPU usage on multiple socket servers. > > You could play as well with storage options, for instance inode size and > check if there is any advantage for your db fr

Re: [GENERAL] Block size recommendation for Red Hat Linux 7.2

2017-04-24 Thread pinker
I've seen very big differences with huge_pages set to on, especially in context of CPU usage on multiple socket servers. You could play as well with storage options, for instance inode size and check if there is any advantage for your db from inlining, which is supported by xfs. You can find more

Re: [GENERAL] Block size recommendation for Red Hat Linux 7.2

2017-04-24 Thread Scott Marlowe
Stick to 4k linux block size and you should be OK. I've yet to run into a situation where changing either has made any measurable difference. On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 11:58 AM, chiru r wrote: > Thanks Scott. > Please suggest the OS block sizes for Linux redhat 7.2, where as default > Linux block s

Re: [GENERAL] Block size recommendation for Red Hat Linux 7.2

2017-04-24 Thread chiru r
Thanks Scott. Please suggest the OS block sizes for Linux redhat 7.2, where as default Linux block size is 4k. If we keep 8k block size at OS level is it improves PostgreSQL performance? Please suggest what is the suggestible default OS block size for Linux systems to install PostgreSQL. Thanks,

Re: [GENERAL] Block size recommendation for Red Hat Linux 7.2

2017-04-24 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 9:41 AM, chiru r wrote: > Hello, > > I am building new server to run PostgreSQL 9.5.4 version on it. Please > provide the recommended Block size for Linux systems. > > We are using PostgreSQL blocks size is 8k default one. > > postgres=# show block_size ; > block_size > --

[GENERAL] Block size recommendation for Red Hat Linux 7.2

2017-04-24 Thread chiru r
Hello, I am building new server to run PostgreSQL 9.5.4 version on it. Please provide the recommended Block size for Linux systems. We are using PostgreSQL blocks size is 8k default one. postgres=# show block_size ; block_size 8192 (1 row) Is there any recommendation for separate