postgresql.conf question... CPU spikes - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bala Venkat
Subject postgresql.conf question... CPU spikes
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Msg-id CACnhOfJqRNcQ7GKc6j6a6Z856Esafg1FrEGOot8uPNeSdu++Hw@mail.gmail.com
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Responses Re: postgresql.conf question... CPU spikes  (Andy Colson <andy@squeakycode.net>)
Re: postgresql.conf question... CPU spikes  (Venkata Balaji Nagothi <vbnpgc@gmail.com>)
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Hi all -

       We are running postgres 9.0 ( 32 bit ) + postgis 1.5.2 on Solaris Sparc M5000 with 64GB .  Recently we are getting CPU utilitzation to 99% .

In the config file


shared_buffers=2GB.
work_mem = 128MB
effective_cache_size=48GB
maintaince_work_mem= 500MB
max_connections = 300

When the CPU spikes happens, when I look at the pg_stat_activity log, the queries where current_query not like '%<IDLE>%' are between 100-110.

Do you think , I have to reduce the effective_cache and work_mem for this?

Thanks for your help.

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