Re: Performance question: Restore + INDEX - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Chris Browne
Subject Re: Performance question: Restore + INDEX
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Msg-id 6064somr2d.fsf@dba2.int.libertyrms.com
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In response to Performance question: Restore + INDEX  (Aldor <an@mediaroot.de>)
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an@mediaroot.de (Aldor) writes:
> I'm curious how other people do it:
>
> What is faster?
>
> 1. CREATE TABLE
> 2. restore data
> 3. CREATE INDEX
>
> or
>
> 1. CREATE TABLE
> 2. CREATE INDEX
> 3. restore data

Creating the index AFTER loading the data is definitely faster.  But
by all means do your own tests; it's pretty easy to do so and satisfy
yourself...
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