Re: some databases have not been vacuumed ...

From: Scott Marlowe <smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com>
To: FM <dist-list(at)lexum(dot)umontreal(dot)ca>
Cc: Mailing List Postgres-Admin <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: some databases have not been vacuumed ...
Date: 2005-08-01 20:59:35
Message-ID: 1122929975.9182.49.camel@state.g2switchworks.com
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No. Vacuum full should not be necessary on a properly configured
server.

See:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/static/maintenance.html

On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 15:51, FM wrote:
> I vacumm all DB ...except... postgres ones.
>
> I"ll do a vacuum -all tonight
>
> What is you vacuum strategy ?
> vacuum everyday and vacuum full analyse ervery week ?
>
> thanks !
>
>
> Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> > FM wrote:
> >
> >> Hello after a vacuum full analyse I received this :
> >> WARNING: some databases have not been vacuumed in 1805294030
> >> transactions
> >> HINT: Better vacuum them within 342189617 transactions, or you may
> >> have a wraparound failure.
> >>
> >> I read that it's because i do not vacuum DB very often.
> >> Now I vacuum every night but the warning remains.
> >> How can I get rid of this ?
> >
> >
> > Run a vacuum full on all the database.
> >
> >>
> >> Thanks !
> >>
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> >
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