Re: [PERFORM] limiting performance impact of wal archiving.

2009-11-11 Thread Scott Carey
> Using ext2 means that you're still exposed to fsck errors on boot after > a crash, which doesn't lose anything but you have to go out of your way > to verify you're not going to get stuck with your server down in that > case. The state of things on the performance side is nicely benchmarked > a

Re: [PERFORM] limiting performance impact of wal archiving.

2009-11-11 Thread Greg Smith
Scott Carey wrote: Using ext2 means that you're still exposed to fsck errors on boot after a crash, which doesn't lose anything but you have to go out of your way to verify you're not going to get stuck with your server down in that case. fsck on a filesystem with 1 folder and files is very ver

Re: [PERFORM] Adaptec Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection - Anyone using?

2009-11-11 Thread Robert Schnabel
Glyn Astill wrote: Hi Chaps, I'm putting together some new servers, and whilst I've been happy with our current config of Adaptec 5805's with bbu I've noticed these 5805Z cards, apparently the contents of DRAM is copied into onboard flash upon power failure. Just wondered if anyone had any e

[PERFORM] Adaptec Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection - Anyone using?

2009-11-11 Thread Glyn Astill
Hi Chaps, I'm putting together some new servers, and whilst I've been happy with our current config of Adaptec 5805's with bbu I've noticed these 5805Z cards, apparently the contents of DRAM is copied into onboard flash upon power failure. Just wondered if anyone had any experience of this sort