Re: Configuration Advice - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Benjamin Minshall
Subject Re: Configuration Advice
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Msg-id 45AE962A.5070408@intellicon.biz
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In response to Configuration Advice  (Steve <cheetah@tanabi.org>)
List pgsql-performance
> Building these indexes takes forever!

> Anyway -- ANYTHING we can do to make this go faster is appreciated :)
> Here's some vital statistics:

> - Machine is a 16 GB, 4 actual CPU dual-core opteron system using SCSI
> discs.  The disc configuration seems to be a good one, it's the best of
> all the ones we've tested so far.

What are your shared_buffers, work_mem, and maintenance_work_mem settings?

maintenance_work_mem is used for CREATE INDEX, and with 16GB of memory
in the machine, maintenance_work_mem should be set to at least 1GB in my
opinion.

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Benjamin Minshall <minshall@intellicon.biz>
Senior Developer -- Intellicon, Inc.
http://www.intellicon.biz

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