On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 05:47:41PM +0200, Chris Mair wrote: > > > I am running bechmark test in a 50 GB postgresql database. > > I have the postgresql.conf with all parameters by default. > > In this configuration the database is very, very slow. > > > > Could you please tell which is the best configuration? > > > > My system: > > Pentium D 3.0Ghz > > RAM: 1GB > > HD: 150GB SATA > > We don't know what your database looks like, what the > queries are you're running, what "very, very > slow" means for you and what version of PostgreSQL > on what OS this is :/ > > The two links are a good starting point to tuning your DB: > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/performance-tips.html > http://www.powerpostgresql.com/PerfList/ Also, 1G is kinda light on memory for a 50G database. -- Jim Nasby jim@xxxxxxxxx EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell)