create index foo1 on bla (a); create index foo2 on bla (b); create index foo3 on bla (a,b);
You say you need faster INSERT performance. Getting rid of some indexes is a way, but can you tell a bit more about your hardware setup ? For instance, if you only have one HDD, put an extra HDD in the machine, and put the database on it, but leave the pg_xlog on the OS's disk. Or the reverse, depending on which disk is faster, and other factors. Since heavy INSERTs mean heavy log writing traffic, this almost doubles your write bandwidth for the cost of a disk. Cheap and efficient. You can also put the indexes on a third disk, but separating database and log on 2 disks will give you the most benefits.
If you already have a monster hardware setup, though... -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
