Re: Vaccum and 24/7/365 database

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Jean-Christophe ARNU <jc(dot)arnu(at)free(dot)fr>
Cc: <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Vaccum and 24/7/365 database
Date: 2002-01-09 16:19:22
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.30.0201091117560.734-100000@peter.localdomain
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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

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