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Add link to exteran fsync testing script and our fsync test tool.
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Bruce Momjian 2009-11-28 16:21:31 +00:00
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.233 2009/11/13 22:43:39 tgl Exp $ -->
<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.234 2009/11/28 16:21:31 momjian Exp $ -->
<chapter Id="runtime-config">
<title>Server Configuration</title>
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The default is the first method in the above list that is supported
by the platform.
The <literal>open_</>* options also use <literal>O_DIRECT</> if available.
The utility <filename>src/tools/fsync</> in the PostgreSQL source tree
can do performance testing of various fsync methods.
This parameter can only be set in the <filename>postgresql.conf</>
file or on the server command line.
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml,v 1.59 2009/04/09 16:20:50 momjian Exp $ -->
<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml,v 1.60 2009/11/28 16:21:31 momjian Exp $ -->
<chapter id="wal">
<title>Reliability and the Write-Ahead Log</title>
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ensure data integrity. Avoid disk controllers that have non-battery-backed
write caches. At the drive level, disable write-back caching if the
drive cannot guarantee the data will be written before shutdown.
You can test for reliable I/O subsystem behavior using <ulink
url="http://brad.livejournal.com/2116715.html">diskchecker.pl</ulink>.
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