Ron wrote: > IIRC, Josh Berkus did some benches that suggests in pg 8.x a value of > 64 - 256 is best for checkpoint_segments as long as you have the RAM > available. I think you are confusing checkpoint_segments with wal_buffers. checkpoint_segments certainly has little to do with available RAM! -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.