Re: DB become enormous with continuos insert and update - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Peter Geoghegan
Subject Re: DB become enormous with continuos insert and update
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Msg-id AANLkTinYp-j+X+3-A8G4NZu688_+qbP=tfADKkrhq1hx@mail.gmail.com
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In response to DB become enormous with continuos insert and update  (Hfe80 <federico.mo@gmail.com>)
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On 26 October 2010 22:01, Hfe80 <federico.mo@gmail.com> wrote:
> Some one know how to solve the problem of db that became huge from 700 Mbyte
> to 16 Gbyte in 10 days and grow...
> Vacuum doesn't solve the problem.
> Only vacuum full is too invasive, the only way to reduce the DB  is dump and
> restore, but we cannot stop service...
>
> I know that a in a similar db where there is a lot of update the problem was
> solved but I don't know how...
> Some one Know this problem?
>

This article describes why you should almost never use vacuum full:

http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/database-soup/getting-rid-of-vacuum-full-feedback-needed-33959

You need to vacuum more aggressively.


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Peter Geoghegan

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