Re: Insert are going slower ... - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: Insert are going slower ...
Date
Msg-id 200407151109.16466.josh@agliodbs.com
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In response to Re: Insert are going slower ...  (Shridhar Daithankar <shridhar@frodo.hserus.net>)
Responses Re: Insert are going slower ...
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Shridhar,

> I suggest you check this first. Check the performance tuning guide..
>
> http://www.varlena.com/varlena/GeneralBits/Tidbits/index.php
>
> That is a starters. As Josh suggested, increase checkpoint segments if you
have
> disk space. Correspondingly WAL disk space requirements go up as well.

Well, not if he has fsync=off.   But having fsync off is a very bad idea.  You
do realize, Herve', that if you lose power on that machine you'll most likely
have to restore from backup?

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-Josh Berkus
 Aglio Database Solutions
 San Francisco


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