From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Michael Simms <michael@tuxgames.com>
Cc: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: BUG #2784: Performance serious degrades over a period of a month
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:59:06 -0500
Message-ID: <27598.1164682746@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200611261635.kAQGZqKE025405@wwwmaster.postgresql.org>
References: <200611261635.kAQGZqKE025405@wwwmaster.postgresql.org>
"Michael Simms" <michael@tuxgames.com> writes:
> OK, we have a database that runs perfectly well after a dump and restore,
> but over a period of a month or two, it just degrades to the point of
> uselessness.
> vacuumdb -a is run every 24 hours. We have also run for months at a time
> using -a -z but the effect doesnt change.
You probably need significantly-more-frequent vacuuming. Have you
considered autovacuum?
This is not a bug --- you'd get better help on the pgsql-performance
mailing list.
regards, tom lane
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