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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: me@alternize.com
Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: new to postgres (and db management) and performance already a problem :-(
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:08:55 -0500
Message-ID: <22960.1137460135@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <070501c61aee$ed450560$6402a8c0@iwing>
References: <43CC1938.7020807@gmail.com>
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<me@alternize.com> writes:
> in our db system (for a website), i notice performance boosts after a vacuum 
> full. but then, a VACUUM FULL takes 50min+ during which the db is not really 
> accessible to web-users. is there another way to perform maintenance tasks 
> AND leaving the db fully operable and accessible?

You're not doing regular vacuums often enough.

			regards, tom lane



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