Re: Help with performance problems

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Chris Hoover" <revoohc(at)sermonaudio(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Help with performance problems
Date: 2004-04-24 02:58:24
Message-ID: 6865.1082775504@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Chris Hoover" <revoohc(at)sermonaudio(dot)com> writes:
> Here is the postgresql.conf from the server with the 11GB db:

> max_fsm_pages = 10000 # min 1000, fsm is free space map, ~6 bytes

It's unlikely that that's enough for an 11Gb database, especially if
you're only vacuuming a few times a week. You should make your next run
be a "vacuum verbose" and look at the output to get an idea of what sort
of table bloat you're seeing, but I'll bet it's bad ...

regards, tom lane

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