Re: High update activity, PostgreSQL vs BigDBMS - Mailing list pgsql-performance

> Regarding shared_buffers=750MB, the last discussions I remember on this
> subject said that anything over 10,000 (8K buffers = 80 MB) had unproven
> benefits.  So I'm surprised to see such a large value suggested.  I'll
> certainly give it a try and see what happens.
>

That is old news :) As of 8.1 it is quite beneficial to go well above
the aforementioned amount.

J


> >>
> >> autovacuum=on
> >> stats_row_level = on
> >> max_connections = 10
> >> listen_addresses = 'db01,localhost'
> >> shared_buffers = 128MB
> >> work_mem = 16MB
> >> maintenance_work_mem = 64MB
> >> temp_buffers = 32MB
> >> max_fsm_pages = 204800
> >> checkpoint_segments = 30
> >> redirect_stderr = on
> >> log_line_prefix = '%t %d'
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