Re: Mapping tables to disk drives

Richard Emberson wrote:
> Are there any guides, references, etc. for helping someone:
> 1) know how to map a particular table to a particular disk drive (is it
> just symbolic links) and

Yep, just symlinks.  We know we need a better method.  Also, as the
table grows, extent files for >1gb will also need to be symlinked.


> 2) for what type of queries and table layout combination would it make
> sense to do so?

First, pg_xlog/ should be on a separate drive.  Then you can think about
moving indexes and tables to separate drives.

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