> What more complex tools would you recommend to monitor memory usage? vmstat, and sar on Linux. Dtrace on BSD or Solaris, if you're ready to write some d-script. pg_top for PG memory usage interactively. See performance-whack-a-mole: www.pgcon.org/2009/schedule/events/188.en.html -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. www.pgexperts.com -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance