Jean-David Beyer wrote: > How do I reset the counters in pg_stat_database and pg_stat_all_tables? > I tried just restarting postgres, but it seems to be saved in the database, > not just in the RAM of the server. There is a function called pg_stat_reset() or some such. > I suppose that blks_read and blks_hit are zero because there are 8 GBytes > RAM on this machine and I give 2GBytes to shared_buffers = 253000 so that > all sits in RAM. Perhaps you have stats_block_level set to off? > I know there have been rollbacks but I do a REINDEX, CLUSTER, and VACUUM > ANALYZE before starting the inserts in question. You do all three on the same tables? That seems pretty pointless. A sole CLUSTER has the same effect. > Do I need to do a VACUUM FULL ANALYZE instead? No. -- Alvaro Herrera Valdivia, Chile ICBM: S 39º 49' 18.1", W 73º 13' 56.4" "There was no reply" (Kernel Traffic) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate