Re: Pg+Linux swap use - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Jeff
Subject Re: Pg+Linux swap use
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Msg-id 20031031074114.2fbad92c.threshar@torgo.978.org
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In response to Pg+Linux swap use  ("alexandre :: aldeia digital" <alepaes@aldeiadigital.com.br>)
Responses Re: Pg+Linux swap use
List pgsql-performance
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:49:08 -0200 (BRST)
"alexandre :: aldeia digital" <alepaes@aldeiadigital.com.br> wrote:

> Both use: Only postgresql on server. Buffers = 8192, effective cache =
> 100000
>


Well, I'm assuming you meant 1GB of ram, not 1MB :)

Check a ps auxw to see what is running. Perhaps X is running gobbling up
your precious mem.  But still.. with 1GB there should be virtually no
swap activity.

How busy is the DB? How many connections?

and is sort_mem set high?

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