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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml index df7149b1fff..ea445bed664 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml @@ -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</>]]> @@ -1156,6 +1156,26 @@ All of PostgreSQL is successfully made. Ready to install. <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> <indexterm> |