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@ 2006-01-19 22:20 Tim Jones <TJones@optio.com>
2006-01-19 22:27 ` Re: query plans different for 8.1 on windows and aix Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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From: Tim Jones @ 2006-01-19 22:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-performance
Hi,
I am trying to perform the following type of query 'select
patientname ... from patient were patientname LIKE 'JONES%, %' order by
patientname asc limit 100'. There about 1.4 million rows in the table.
On my windows machine (2GB Ram ,3Ghz, Windows XP, 120GB Hard Drive,
postgres 8.1beta4) it takes about 150 millisecs and the query plan is
'Limit (cost=18381.90..18384.40 rows=100 width=404)'
' -> Unique (cost=18381.90..18418.62 rows=1469 width=404)'
' -> Sort (cost=18381.90..18385.57 rows=1469 width=404)'
' Sort Key: patientname, patientidentifier,
patientvipindicator, patientconfidentiality, patientmrn,
patientfacility, patientssn, patientsex, patientbirthdate'
' -> Bitmap Heap Scan on patient (cost=81.08..18304.62
rows=1469 width=404)'
' Filter: ((patientname)::text ~~ ''BILL%,
%''::text)'
' -> Bitmap Index Scan on ix_patientname
(cost=0.00..81.08 rows=7347 width=0)'
' Index Cond: (((patientname)::text >=
''BILL''::character varying) AND ((patientname)::text <
''BILM''::character varying))'
However the same query on AIX (4 1.5Ghz processors, 60GB filesystem, 4GB
Ram, postgres 8.1.2) it takes like 5 secs because the query plan just
uses sequentials scans
Limit (cost=100054251.96..100054253.41 rows=58 width=161)
-> Unique (cost=100054251.96..100054253.41 rows=58 width=161)
-> Sort (cost=100054251.96..100054252.11 rows=58 width=161)
Sort Key: patientname, patientidentifier,
patientvipindicator, patientconfidentiality, patientmrn,
patientfacility, patientssn, patientsex, patientbirthdate
-> Seq Scan on patient (cost=100000000.00..100054250.26
rows=58 width=161)
Filter: ((patientname)::text ~~ 'SMITH%,
NA%'::text)
Why is postgres using a sequential scan and not the index what
parameters do I need to adjust
thanks
Tim Jones
Optio Software
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* Re: query plans different for 8.1 on windows and aix
2006-01-19 22:20 query plans different for 8.1 on windows and aix Tim Jones <TJones@optio.com>
@ 2006-01-19 22:27 ` Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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From: Tom Lane @ 2006-01-19 22:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Tim Jones <TJones@optio.com>; +Cc: pgsql-performance
"Tim Jones" <TJones@optio.com> writes:
> Why is postgres using a sequential scan and not the index what
> parameters do I need to adjust
You probably initialized the AIX database in a non-C locale.
See the manual concerning LIKE index optimizations.
regards, tom lane
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