Re: BUG #1333: vacuum full apparently fails to complete - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG #1333: vacuum full apparently fails to complete
Date
Msg-id 21194.1101832823@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to BUG #1333: vacuum full apparently fails to complete  ("PostgreSQL Bugs List" <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org>)
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"PostgreSQL Bugs List" <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org> writes:
> At this point, the vacuum is *still* in progress (after 8 hours) and disc
> activity is exclusively the result of this vacuum, about 140 blocks/second
> with no disc queues. Is this likely to be a bug or just a scalability issue
> involving vacuum and the large object table?

vacuum full can take an awfully long time.  It might be worth your while
to try a CLUSTER instead.

            regards, tom lane

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