Re: How to reduce WAL file Size

From: Emanuel Calvo Franco <postgres(dot)arg(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Mitesh51 <mit_bca1(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: How to reduce WAL file Size
Date: 2009-10-08 16:58:59
Message-ID: f205bb120910080958h5f7cff42v45a8863d61268346@mail.gmail.com
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> By setting postgres.conf params...log files are generated of 16 MB each. How
> can I reduce the size of this files? & can I force the log files to switch
> with any command as we do in mysql like flush log? where we force the new
> log creation ?

pg_switch_xlog() is the switch function.

The option
--with-wal-segsize=SEGSIZE
set WAL segment size in MB [16]
when you compile postgresql allow you to change the size of these files (but you
can't do it only restarting :S )

--
Emanuel Calvo Franco
DBA at: www.siu.edu.ar
www.emanuelcalvofranco.com.ar

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