Thread: Fw: --fast switch

Are you talking about inserting a lot of data at one time? If so, drop
the index on the tables involved before inserting. You may also want to
turn fsync off as well.

On Thu, 2002-03-07 at 12:27, Jodi Kanter wrote:
> Did my message below make it out to the list? or is it that no one has any idea what I am referring to? If not, could
someonepoint me to ways to improve insertion time. I am vacuuming regularly. 
> thanks
> Jodi
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> From: Jodi Kanter
> To: Postgres Admin List
> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 11:33 AM
> Subject: --fast switch
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> Can anyone offer me some insight into a --fast switch that can be used to improve speed on Poastgres inserts.
> I have been vacuuming database often but still our inserts seem to take quite a bit of time. Someone mentioned this
switchto me but I cannot seem to find any documentation on it. 
> thanks
> Jodi
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