Re: Feature Request --- was: PostgreSQL Performance Tuning

On 4/28/07, Harald Armin Massa <haraldarminmassa@gmail.com> wrote:
> about your feature proposal: as I learned, nearly all
> Perfomance.Configuration can be done by editing the .INI file and making the
> Postmaster re-read it.

Um, shared_buffers is one of the most important initial parameters to
set and it most certainly cannot be set after startup.

> So, WHY at all should those parameters be guessed at the installation of the
> database?

Because a lot of good assumptions can be made on the initial install.
Likewise, some of the most important parameters cannot be tuned after
startup.

> Maybe there is even a pointy flashy version possible (perhaps even for money
> :) which gives nice graphics and "optimized", like those Windows Optimizers.
> :)  I am sure, some DBAs in BIGCOMPs would be thrilled :)

I'd suggest that you not make snide remarks about someone else's
design when your own analysis is somewhat flawed.

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