"Scott Otis" <scott.otis@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > So is there anything I can do in 8.3 to help this? I have tried > setting 'track_activities', 'track_counts' and 'autovacuum' to 'off' > (which has reduced CPU and I/O a bit) You're going to regret that very soon, unless you are *very* sure you have adequate manual vacuums scheduled. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/routine-vacuuming.html -Kevin -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance