Re: import performance - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Dave Dutcher
Subject Re: import performance
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Msg-id 000001c64702$36ad6dc0$8300a8c0@tridecap.com
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In response to Re: import performance  (Gavin Sherry <swm@alcove.com.au>)
Responses Re: import performance  (Gavin Sherry <swm@alcove.com.au>)
List pgsql-performance
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> >
> > shared_buffers = 256
>
> Make this higher too. If this is a dedicated machine with 512 MB of
ram,
> set it to something like 125000.
>
> You may need to adjust shared memory settings for your operating
system.
> See the manual for details.
>

Whoa.  Maybe I'm wrong, but isn't each buffer 8192 bytes?  So you are
suggesting that he set his shared buffers to a gigabyte on a machine
with 512 MB of ram?  Or was that just a miscalculation?

Dave


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