Jean-Christophe ARNU writes:
> we use postgresql 7.2 for a data logging/supervisor application running
> 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 (and 6 hours) a year. Data are
> inserted/deleted/updated each 1,5 minutes and for performance reason we
> have to vacuum each day some tables. The problem is that vacuum stops
> inserts, updates and deletes for the table it performs
As of 7.2, this is no longer true. I recommend you read section 8.2 of
the Administrator's Guide.
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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net