Re: checkpoints are occurring too frequently - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Anibal David Acosta
Subject Re: checkpoints are occurring too frequently
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Msg-id 007101cca52b$5aef49f0$10cdddd0$@devshock.com
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In response to Re: checkpoints are occurring too frequently  (Gabriele Bartolini <Gabriele.Bartolini@2ndQuadrant.it>)
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Thanks!



-----Mensaje original-----
De: Gabriele Bartolini [mailto:Gabriele.Bartolini@2ndQuadrant.it]
Enviado el: jueves, 17 de noviembre de 2011 10:14 a.m.
Para: Anibal David Acosta
CC: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Asunto: Re: [GENERAL] checkpoints are occurring too frequently

 Hi Anibal,

 On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:48:10 -0300, "Anibal David Acosta"
 <aa@devshock.com> wrote:
> What should be a correct value for checkpoint_segments to avoid
> excessive checkpoint events?

 There is no golden rule or value that fits all scenarios. Usually 32 is  a good value to start with, however it might
notbe perfectly tailored  for your environment. 

 To give you an idea, currently you are issuing a checkpoint every  32*16MB of WAL traffic (or every 10 minutes). Maybe
youcan describe us  better your workload, if it is subject to usage spikes or regularly  distributed throughout the day
mainlyin terms of  inserts/updates/deletes. 

 I would gradually try and increase checkpoint_segments by 32 and  monitor the effects.

 Cheers,
 Gabriele

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