Re: Need some help on Performance 9.0.4

The top command gave us the following

pci, instance #5
pci, instance #5
load averages: 17.5, 18.1, 18.6; up
673+23:00:23
16:33:58
156 processes: 140 sleeping, 16 on cpu
CPU states: 76.5% idle, 22.8% user, 0.7% kernel, 0.0% iowait, 0.0% swap
Memory: 64G phys mem, 19G free mem, 63G total swap, 63G free swap

PID USERNAME LWP PRI NICE SIZE RES STATE TIME CPU COMMAND
7041 postgres 1 0 0 3180M 3174M cpu/26 113:08 1.59% postgres
22787 postgres 1 0 0 3181M 3174M cpu/32 185:09 1.59% postgres
28199 postgres 1 0 0 3178M 3172M cpu/11 41:52 1.59% postgres
20361 postgres 1 0 0 3180M 3174M cpu/46 201:25 1.59% postgres
3768 postgres 1 0 0 3179M 3172M cpu/51 42:47 1.59% postgres
5410 postgres 1 0 0 3180M 3174M cpu/19 129:45 1.58% postgres
8183 postgres 1 0 0 3181M 3175M cpu/63 397:59 1.58% postgres
20472 postgres 1 0 0 3181M 3174M cpu/38 191:32 1.57% postgres
22793 postgres 1 0 0 3181M 3175M sleep 155:57 1.54% postgres
27811 postgres 1 0 0 3179M 3173M cpu/7 61:28 1.50% postgres
3770 postgres 1 0 0 3176M 3170M cpu/59 26:25 1.29% postgres
9473 postgres 1 0 0 3167M 3162M cpu/14 6:44 1.16% postgres
19994 postgres 1 50 0 3179M 3173M sleep 81:53 1.10% postgres
2773 postgres 1 0 0 3162M 3157M cpu/1 32:07 1.08% postgres
6356 postgres 1 0 0 3180M 3174M cpu/2 130:16 0.64% postgres

thanks for the help

Regards

On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 11:56 AM, akp geek <akpgeek(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> We have been running 4 of our applications on 9.0.4, which we are planning
> to update the database 9.2.2 by the year end. we have the streaming
> replication also running
>
> We are running* 32 bit 9.0.4 *on solaris
>
> System Configuration: Sun Microsystems sun4u
> *Memory size: 65536 Megabytes*
> System Peripherals (Software Nodes):
> SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise.
>
> This is the postgresql.conf
>
> # -----------------------------
> # PostgreSQL configuration file
> # -----------------------------
> #
> # This file consists of lines of the form:
> #
> # name = value
> #
> # (The "=" is optional.) Whitespace may be used. Comments are introduced
> with
> # "#" anywhere on a line. The complete list of parameter names and allowed
> # values can be found in the PostgreSQL documentation.
> #
> # The commented-out settings shown in this file represent the default
> values.
> # Re-commenting a setting is NOT sufficient to revert it to the default
> value;
> # you need to reload the server.
> #
> # This file is read on server startup and when the server receives a SIGHUP
> # signal. If you edit the file on a running system, you have to SIGHUP the
> # server for the changes to take effect, or use "pg_ctl reload". Some
> # parameters, which are marked below, require a server shutdown and
> restart to
> # take effect.
> #
> # Any parameter can also be given as a command-line option to the server,
> e.g.,
> # "postgres -c log_connections=on". Some parameters can be changed at run
> time
> # with the "SET" SQL command.
> #
> # Memory units: kB = kilobytes Time units: ms = milliseconds
> # MB = megabytes s = seconds
> # GB = gigabytes min = minutes
> # h = hours
> # d = days
>
>
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # FILE LOCATIONS
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> # The default values of these variables are driven from the -D command-line
> # option or PGDATA environment variable, represented here as ConfigDir.
>
> #data_directory = 'ConfigDir' # use data in another directory
> # (change requires restart)
> #hba_file = 'ConfigDir/pg_hba.conf' # host-based authentication file
> # (change requires restart)
> #ident_file = 'ConfigDir/pg_ident.conf' # ident configuration file
> # (change requires restart)
>
> # If external_pid_file is not explicitly set, no extra PID file is written.
> #external_pid_file = '(none)' # write an extra PID file
> # (change requires restart)
>
>
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # CONNECTIONS AND AUTHENTICATION
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> # - Connection Settings -
>
> listen_addresses = '*' # what IP address(es) to listen on;
> # comma-separated list of addresses;
> # defaults to 'localhost', '*' = all
> # (change requires restart)
> port = 5432 # (change requires restart)
> max_connections = 300 # (change requires restart)
> # Note: Increasing max_connections costs ~400 bytes of shared memory per
> # connection slot, plus lock space (see max_locks_per_transaction).
> #superuser_reserved_connections = 3 # (change requires restart)
> #unix_socket_directory = '' # (change requires restart)
> #unix_socket_group = '' # (change requires restart)
> #unix_socket_permissions = 0777 # begin with 0 to use octal notation
> # (change requires restart)
> #bonjour = off # advertise server via Bonjour
> # (change requires restart)
> #bonjour_name = '' # defaults to the computer name
> # (change requires restart)
>
> # - Security and Authentication -
>
> #authentication_timeout = 1min # 1s-600s
> #ssl = off # (change requires restart)
> #ssl_ciphers = 'ALL:!ADH:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH' # allowed SSL
> ciphers
> # (change requires restart)
> #ssl_renegotiation_limit = 512MB # amount of data between renegotiations
> #password_encryption = on
> #db_user_namespace = off
>
> # Kerberos and GSSAPI
> #krb_server_keyfile = ''
> #krb_srvname = 'postgres' # (Kerberos only)
> #krb_caseins_users = off
>
> # - TCP Keepalives -
> # see "man 7 tcp" for details
>
> #tcp_keepalives_idle = 0 # TCP_KEEPIDLE, in seconds;
> # 0 selects the system default
> #tcp_keepalives_interval = 0 # TCP_KEEPINTVL, in seconds;
> # 0 selects the system default
> #tcp_keepalives_count = 0 # TCP_KEEPCNT;
> # 0 selects the system default
>
>
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # RESOURCE USAGE (except WAL)
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> # - Memory -
>
> shared_buffers = 3GB # min 128kB
> # (change requires restart)
> temp_buffers = 250MB # min 800kB
> #max_prepared_transactions = 0 # zero disables the feature
> # (change requires restart)
> # Note: Increasing max_prepared_transactions costs ~600 bytes of shared
> memory
> # per transaction slot, plus lock space (see max_locks_per_transaction).
> # It is not advisable to set max_prepared_transactions nonzero unless you
> # actively intend to use prepared transactions.
> work_mem = 60MB # min 64kB
> maintenance_work_mem = 1GB # min 1MB
> #maintenance_work_mem = 250MB # min 1MB
> #max_stack_depth = 2MB # min 100kB
>
> # - Kernel Resource Usage -
>
> #max_files_per_process = 1000 # min 25
> # (change requires restart)
> #shared_preload_libraries = '' # (change requires restart)
>
> # - Cost-Based Vacuum Delay -
>
> vacuum_cost_delay = 20ms # 0-100 milliseconds
> #vacuum_cost_page_hit = 1 # 0-10000 credits
> #vacuum_cost_page_miss = 10 # 0-10000 credits
> #vacuum_cost_page_dirty = 20 # 0-10000 credits
> vacuum_cost_limit = 200 # 1-10000 credits
>
> # - Background Writer -
>
> #bgwriter_delay = 100ms # 10-10000ms between rounds
> #bgwriter_lru_maxpages = 100 # 0-1000 max buffers written/round
> #bgwriter_lru_multiplier = 2.0 # 0-10.0 multipler on buffers
> scanned/round
>
> # - Asynchronous Behavior -
>
> #effective_io_concurrency = 1 # 1-1000. 0 disables prefetching
>
>
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # WRITE AHEAD LOG
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> # - Settings -
>
> wal_level = hot_standby # minimal, archive, or hot_standby
> # (change requires restart)
> #fsync = on # turns forced synchronization on or off
> #synchronous_commit = on # immediate fsync at commit
> #wal_sync_method = fsync # the default is the first option
> # supported by the operating system:
> # open_datasync
> # fdatasync (default on Linux)
> # fsync
> # fsync_writethrough
> # open_sync
> #full_page_writes = on # recover from partial page writes
> wal_buffers = 16MB # min 32kB
> # (change requires restart)
> #wal_writer_delay = 100ms # 1-10000 milliseconds
>
> #commit_delay = 0 # range 0-100000, in microseconds
> #commit_siblings = 5 # range 1-1000
>
> # - Checkpoints -
>
> checkpoint_segments = 120 # in logfile segments, min 1, 16MB each
> checkpoint_timeout = 1800s # range 30s-1h
> #checkpoint_completion_target = 0.5 # checkpoint target duration, 0.0 -
> 1.0
> #checkpoint_warning = 30s # 0 disables
>
> # - Archiving -
>
> archive_mode = on # allows archiving to be done
> # (change requires restart)
> archive_command = 'cp -i %p /fbackup/9.0.4/archive/%f < /dev/null'
> # command to use to archive a logfile segment
> #archive_timeout = 0 # force a logfile segment switch after this
> # number of seconds; 0 disables
>
> # - Streaming Replication -
>
> max_wal_senders = 5 # max number of walsender processes
> # (change requires restart)
> #wal_sender_delay = 200ms # walsender cycle time, 1-10000 milliseconds
> wal_keep_segments = 5 # in logfile segments, 16MB each; 0 disables
> #vacuum_defer_cleanup_age = 0 # number of xacts by which cleanup is
> delayed
>
> # - Standby Servers -
>
> hot_standby = on # "on" allows queries during recovery
> # (change requires restart)
> #max_standby_archive_delay = 30s # max delay before canceling queries
> # when reading WAL from archive;
> # -1 allows indefinite delay
> #max_standby_streaming_delay = 30s # max delay before canceling queries
> # when reading streaming WAL;
> # -1 allows indefinite delay
>
>
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # QUERY TUNING
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> # - Planner Method Configuration -
>
> #enable_bitmapscan = on
> #enable_hashagg = on
> #enable_hashjoin = on
> #enable_indexscan = on
> #enable_material = on
> #enable_mergejoin = on
> #enable_nestloop = on
> #enable_seqscan = on
> #enable_sort = on
> #enable_tidscan = on
>
> # - Planner Cost Constants -
>
> seq_page_cost = 1.0 # measured on an arbitrary scale
> random_page_cost = 1.0 # same scale as above
> #cpu_tuple_cost = 0.01 # same scale as above
> #cpu_index_tuple_cost = 0.005 # same scale as above
> #cpu_operator_cost = 0.0025 # same scale as above
> effective_cache_size = 28GB
>
> # - Genetic Query Optimizer -
>
> #geqo = on
> #geqo_threshold = 12
> #geqo_effort = 5 # range 1-10
> #geqo_pool_size = 0 # selects default based on effort
> #geqo_generations = 0 # selects default based on effort
> #geqo_selection_bias = 2.0 # range 1.5-2.0
> #geqo_seed = 0.0 # range 0.0-1.0
>
> # - Other Planner Options -
>
> default_statistics_target = 1000 # range 1-10000
> #constraint_exclusion = partition # on, off, or partition
> #cursor_tuple_fraction = 0.1 # range 0.0-1.0
> #from_collapse_limit = 8
> #join_collapse_limit = 8 # 1 disables collapsing of explicit
> # JOIN clauses
>
>
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # ERROR REPORTING AND LOGGING
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> # - Where to Log -
>
> log_destination = 'stderr' # Valid values are combinations of
> # stderr, csvlog, syslog, and eventlog,
> # depending on platform. csvlog
> # requires logging_collector to be on.
>
> # This is used when logging to stderr:
> logging_collector = on # Enable capturing of stderr and csvlog
> # into log files. Required to be on for
> # csvlogs.
> # (change requires restart)
>
> # These are only used if logging_collector is on:
> log_directory = '/fdata/9.0.4/logs' # directory where log files are
> written,
> # can be absolute or relative to PGDATA
> #log_filename = 'postgresql-%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S.log' # log file name
> pattern,
> log_filename = 'server_log.%a' # log file name pattern,
> # can include strftime() escapes
> log_truncate_on_rotation = on # If on, an existing log file of the
> # same name as the new log file will be
> # truncated rather than appended to.
> # But such truncation only occurs on
> # time-driven rotation, not on restarts
> # or size-driven rotation. Default is
> # off, meaning append to existing files
> # in all cases.
> log_rotation_age = 1440 # Automatic rotation of logfiles will
> # happen after that time. 0 disables.
> log_rotation_size = 100MB # Automatic rotation of logfiles will
> # happen after that much log output.
> # 0 disables.
>
> # These are relevant when logging to syslog:
> #syslog_facility = 'LOCAL0'
> #syslog_ident = 'postgres'
>
> #silent_mode = off # Run server silently.
> # DO NOT USE without syslog or
> # logging_collector
> # (change requires restart)
>
>
> # - When to Log -
>
> client_min_messages = error # values in order of decreasing detail:
> # debug5
> # debug4
> # debug3
> # debug2
> # debug1
> # log
> # notice
> # warning
> # error
>
> log_min_messages = log # values in order of decreasing detail:
> # debug5
> # debug4
> # debug3
> # debug2
> # debug1
> # info
> # notice
> # warning
> # error
> # log
> # fatal
> # panic
>
> log_min_error_statement = error # values in order of decreasing detail:
> # debug5
> # debug4
> # debug3
> # debug2
> # debug1
> # info
> # notice
> # warning
> # error
> # log
> # fatal
> # panic (effectively off)
>
> log_min_duration_statement = 4000 # -1 is disabled, 0 logs all
> statements
> # and their durations, > 0 logs only
> # statements running at least this number
> # of milliseconds
>
>
> # - What to Log -
>
> #debug_print_parse = off
> #debug_print_rewritten = off
> #debug_print_plan = off
> #debug_pretty_print = on
> #log_checkpoints = on
> log_connections = on
> #log_disconnections = on
> log_duration = on
> #log_error_verbosity = terse # terse, default, or verbose messages
> log_hostname = on
> #log_line_prefix = '%a %r %e %i %t %d' # special values:
> log_line_prefix = '%t [%p]: [%l-1] user=%u,db=%d'
> # %a = application name
> # %u = user name
> # %d = database name
> # %r = remote host and port
> # %h = remote host
> # %p = process ID
> # %t = timestamp without milliseconds
> # %m = timestamp with milliseconds
> # %i = command tag
> # %e = SQL state
> # %c = session ID
> # %l = session line number
> # %s = session start timestamp
> # %v = virtual transaction ID
> # %x = transaction ID (0 if none)
> # %q = stop here in non-session
> # processes
> # %% = '%'
> # e.g. '<%u%%%d> '
> #log_lock_waits = off # log lock waits >= deadlock_timeout
> log_statement = 'all' # none, ddl, mod, all
> #log_temp_files = -1 # log temporary files equal or larger
> # than the specified size in kilobytes;
> # -1 disables, 0 logs all temp files
> #log_timezone = unknown # actually, defaults to TZ environment
> # setting
>
>
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # RUNTIME STATISTICS
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> # - Query/Index Statistics Collector -
>
> track_activities = on
> track_counts = on
> track_functions = all # none, pl, all
> #track_activity_query_size = 1024 # (change requires restart)
> #update_process_title = on
> #stats_temp_directory = 'pg_stat_tmp'
>
>
> # - Statistics Monitoring -
>
> #log_parser_stats = off
> #log_planner_stats = off
> #log_executor_stats = off
> #log_statement_stats = off
>
>
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # AUTOVACUUM PARAMETERS
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> autovacuum = on # Enable autovacuum subprocess? 'on'
> # requires track_counts to also be on.
> log_autovacuum_min_duration = 0 # -1 disables, 0 logs all actions
> and
> # their durations, > 0 logs only
> # actions running at least this number
> # of milliseconds.
> autovacuum_max_workers = 5 # max number of autovacuum subprocesses
> # (change requires restart)
> autovacuum_naptime =3600min # time between autovacuum runs
> #autovacuum_vacuum_threshold = 50 # min number of row updates before
> # vacuum
> #autovacuum_analyze_threshold = 50 # min number of row updates before
> # analyze
> #autovacuum_vacuum_scale_factor = 0.2 # fraction of table size before
> vacuum
> #autovacuum_analyze_scale_factor = 0.1 # fraction of table size before
> analyze
> #autovacuum_freeze_max_age = 200000000 # maximum XID age before forced
> vacuum
> # (change requires restart)
> autovacuum_vacuum_cost_delay = 100ms # default vacuum cost delay for
> # autovacuum, in milliseconds;
> # -1 means use vacuum_cost_delay
> #autovacuum_vacuum_cost_limit = -1 # default vacuum cost limit for
> # autovacuum, -1 means use
> # vacuum_cost_limit
>
>
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # CLIENT CONNECTION DEFAULTS
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> # - Statement Behavior -
>
> search_path =
> 'dnotam,en2,atc,notamsub,notamsearch,baselinestaging,manager,activiti,scert,"$user",public'
>
> #default_tablespace = '' # a tablespace name, '' uses the default
> #temp_tablespaces = '' # a list of tablespace names, '' uses
> # only default tablespace
> #check_function_bodies = on
> #default_transaction_isolation = 'read committed'
> #default_transaction_read_only = off
> #session_replication_role = 'origin'
> #statement_timeout = 0 # in milliseconds, 0 is disabled
> #vacuum_freeze_min_age = 50000000
> #vacuum_freeze_table_age = 150000000
> #bytea_output = 'hex' # hex, escape
> #xmlbinary = 'base64'
> #xmloption = 'content'
>
> # - Locale and Formatting -
>
> datestyle = 'iso, mdy'
> #intervalstyle = 'postgres'
> #timezone = unknown # actually, defaults to TZ environment
> # setting
> #timezone_abbreviations = 'Default' # Select the set of available time
> zone
> # abbreviations. Currently, there are
> # Default
> # Australia
> # India
> # You can create your own file in
> # share/timezonesets/.
> #extra_float_digits = 0 # min -15, max 3
> #client_encoding = sql_ascii # actually, defaults to database
> # encoding
>
> # These settings are initialized by initdb, but they can be changed.
> #lc_messages = 'C' # locale for system error message
> lc_messages = 'en_US' # locale for system error message
> # strings
> lc_monetary = 'C' # locale for monetary formatting
> lc_numeric = 'C' # locale for number formatting
> lc_time = 'C' # locale for time formatting
>
> # default configuration for text search
> default_text_search_config = 'pg_catalog.simple'
> #default_text_search_config = 'pg_catalog.english'
>
> # - Other Defaults -
>
> #dynamic_library_path = '$libdir'
> #local_preload_libraries = ''
>
>
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # LOCK MANAGEMENT
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> #deadlock_timeout = 1s
> #max_locks_per_transaction = 64 # min 10
> # (change requires restart)
> # Note: Each lock table slot uses ~270 bytes of shared memory, and there
> are
> # max_locks_per_transaction * (max_connections + max_prepared_transactions)
> # lock table slots.
>
>
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # VERSION/PLATFORM COMPATIBILITY
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> # - Previous PostgreSQL Versions -
>
> #array_nulls = on
> #backslash_quote = safe_encoding # on, off, or safe_encoding
> #default_with_oids = off
> #escape_string_warning = on
> #lo_compat_privileges = off
> #sql_inheritance = on
> #standard_conforming_strings = off
> #synchronize_seqscans = on
>
> # - Other Platforms and Clients -
>
> #transform_null_equals = off
>
>
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # CUSTOMIZED OPTIONS
>
> #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> #custom_variable_classes = '' # list of custom variable class names
>
>
>