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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.143 2003/09/13 17:01:09 momjian Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.144 2003/09/26 17:47:44 momjian Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="installation">
  <title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
@@ -1155,6 +1155,26 @@ All of PostgreSQL is successfully made. Ready to install.
  <sect1 id="install-post">
   <title>Post-Installation Setup</title>
 
+  <sect2>
+   <title>Tuning</title>
+
+   <indexterm>
+    <primary>tuning</primary>
+   </indexterm>
+
+   <para>
+    By default, <productname>PostgreSQL</> is configured to run on minimal
+    hardware.  This allows it to start up with almost any hardware
+    configuration. However, the default configuration is not designed for
+    optimum performance. To achieve optimum performance, several server
+    variables must be adjusted,  the two most common being
+    <varname>shared_buffers</varname> and <varname> sort_mem</varname>
+    mentioned in <xref linkend="runtime-config-resource-memory">. Other
+    paramters in <xref linkend="runtime-config-resource"> also affect 
+    performance.
+   </para>
+  </sect2>
+
   <sect2>
    <title>Shared Libraries</title>