Re: Vacuum verbose output?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Julian Scarfe" <julian(dot)scarfe(at)ntlworld(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Vacuum verbose output?
Date: 2003-01-14 15:42:33
Message-ID: 15999.1042558953@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Julian Scarfe" <julian(dot)scarfe(at)ntlworld(dot)com> writes:
> The application is a database where the data in the tables are essentially
> write-once-read-many, and a tuple stays active for about 3 hours before
> being deleted/archived. With a regular, simple VACUUM, the number of Pages
> increases steadily until a VACUUM FULL is performed.

What do you have the FSM parameters in postgresql.conf set to? My guess
is you need to increase 'em.

regards, tom lane

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