Good day! We bought a new WinXP x64 Professional, it has 12GB memory. I installed postgresql-8.4.1-1-windows version on this PC, also installed another .Net application which reads in data from a TCP port and insert/update the database, the data volume is large, with heavy writing and updating on a partitioned table. I configured the PostgreSQL as below: Shared_buffers=1024MB effective_cache_size=5120MB work_mem=32MB maintenance_work_men=200MB But I got the Auto Vacuum out-of-memory error. The detailed configuration is as follows, can anyone suggest what is the best configuration from the performance perspective? # ----------------------------- # PostgreSQL configuration file # ----------------------------- # # This file consists of lines of the form: # # name = value # # (The "=" is optional.) Whitespace may be used. Comments are introduced with # "#" anywhere on a line. The complete list of parameter names and allowed # values can be found in the PostgreSQL documentation. # # The commented-out settings shown in this file represent the default values. # Re-commenting a setting is NOT sufficient to revert it to the default value; # you need to reload the server. # # This file is read on server startup and when the server receives a SIGHUP # signal. If you edit the file on a running system, you have to SIGHUP the # server for the changes to take effect, or use "pg_ctl reload". Some # parameters, which are marked below, require a server shutdown and restart to # take effect. # # Any parameter can also be given as a command-line option to the server, e.g., # "postgres -c log_connections=on". Some parameters can be changed at run time # with the "SET" SQL command. # # Memory units: kB = kilobytes Time units: ms = milliseconds # MB = megabytes s = seconds # GB = gigabytes min = minutes # h = hours # d = days #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # FILE LOCATIONS #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # The default values of these variables are driven from the -D command-line # option or PGDATA environment variable, represented here as ConfigDir. #data_directory = 'ConfigDir' # use data in another directory # (change requires restart) #hba_file = 'ConfigDir/pg_hba.conf' # host-based authentication file # (change requires restart) #ident_file = 'ConfigDir/pg_ident.conf' # ident configuration file # (change requires restart) # If external_pid_file is not explicitly set, no extra PID file is written. #external_pid_file = '(none)' # write an extra PID file # (change requires restart) #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # CONNECTIONS AND AUTHENTICATION #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # - Connection Settings - listen_addresses = '*' # what IP address(es) to listen on; # comma-separated list of addresses; # defaults to 'localhost', '*' = all # (change requires restart) port = 5432 # (change requires restart) max_connections = 100 # (change requires restart) # Note: Increasing max_connections costs ~400 bytes of shared memory per # connection slot, plus lock space (see max_locks_per_transaction). #superuser_reserved_connections = 3 # (change requires restart) #unix_socket_directory = '' # (change requires restart) #unix_socket_group = '' # (change requires restart) #unix_socket_permissions = 0777 # begin with 0 to use octal notation # (change requires restart) #bonjour_name = '' # defaults to the computer name # (change requires restart) # - Security and Authentication - #authentication_timeout = 1min # 1s-600s #ssl = off # (change requires restart) #ssl_ciphers = 'ALL:!ADH:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH' # allowed SSL ciphers # (change requires restart) #password_encryption = on #db_user_namespace = off # Kerberos and GSSAPI #krb_server_keyfile = '' #krb_srvname = 'postgres' # (Kerberos only) #krb_caseins_users = off # - TCP Keepalives - # see "man 7 tcp" for details #tcp_keepalives_idle = 0 # TCP_KEEPIDLE, in seconds; # 0 selects the system default #tcp_keepalives_interval = 0 # TCP_KEEPINTVL, in seconds; # 0 selects the system default #tcp_keepalives_count = 0 # TCP_KEEPCNT; # 0 selects the system default #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # RESOURCE USAGE (except WAL) #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # - Memory - shared_buffers = 1024MB # min 128kB # (change requires restart) #temp_buffers = 8MB # min 800kB #max_prepared_transactions = 0 # zero disables the feature # (change requires restart) # Note: Increasing max_prepared_transactions costs ~600 bytes of shared memory # per transaction slot, plus lock space (see max_locks_per_transaction). # It is not advisable to set max_prepared_transactions nonzero unless you # actively intend to use prepared transactions. work_mem = 32MB # min 64kB maintenance_work_mem=200MB #max_stack_depth = 2MB # min 100kB # - Kernel Resource Usage - #max_files_per_process = 1000 # min 25 # (change requires restart) #shared_preload_libraries = '' # (change requires restart) # - Cost-Based Vacuum Delay - #vacuum_cost_delay = 0ms # 0-100 milliseconds #vacuum_cost_page_hit = 1 # 0-10000 credits #vacuum_cost_page_miss = 10 # 0-10000 credits #vacuum_cost_page_dirty = 20 # 0-10000 credits #vacuum_cost_limit = 200 # 1-10000 credits # - Background Writer - #bgwriter_delay = 200ms # 10-10000ms between rounds #bgwriter_lru_maxpages = 100 # 0-1000 max buffers written/round #bgwriter_lru_multiplier = 2.0 # 0-10.0 multipler on buffers scanned/round # - Asynchronous Behavior - #effective_io_concurrency = 1 # 1-1000. 0 disables prefetching #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # WRITE AHEAD LOG #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # - Settings - #fsync = on # turns forced synchronization on or off #synchronous_commit = on # immediate fsync at commit #wal_sync_method = fsync # the default is the first option # supported by the operating system: # open_datasync # fdatasync # fsync # fsync_writethrough # open_sync #full_page_writes = on # recover from partial page writes wal_buffers = 256 # min 32kB # (change requires restart) #wal_writer_delay = 200ms # 1-10000 milliseconds #commit_delay = 0 # range 0-100000, in microseconds #commit_siblings = 5 # range 1-1000 # - Checkpoints - checkpoint_segments =30 #checkpoint_timeout = 5min # range 30s-1h #checkpoint_completion_target = 0.5 # checkpoint target duration, 0.0 - 1.0 #checkpoint_warning = 30s # 0 disables # - Archiving - #archive_mode = off # allows archiving to be done # (change requires restart) #archive_command = '' # command to use to archive a logfile segment #archive_timeout = 0 # force a logfile segment switch after this # number of seconds; 0 disables #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # QUERY TUNING #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # - Planner Method Configuration - #enable_bitmapscan = on #enable_hashagg = on #enable_hashjoin = on #enable_indexscan = on #enable_mergejoin = on #enable_nestloop = on #enable_seqscan = on #enable_sort = on #enable_tidscan = on # - Planner Cost Constants - #seq_page_cost = 1.0 # measured on an arbitrary scale random_page_cost = 4.0 # same scale as above #cpu_tuple_cost = 0.01 # same scale as above #cpu_index_tuple_cost = 0.005 # same scale as above #cpu_operator_cost = 0.0025 # same scale as above effective_cache_size =5120MB # - Genetic Query Optimizer - #geqo = on #geqo_threshold = 12 #geqo_effort = 5 # range 1-10 #geqo_pool_size = 0 # selects default based on effort #geqo_generations = 0 # selects default based on effort #geqo_selection_bias = 2.0 # range 1.5-2.0 # - Other Planner Options - #default_statistics_target = 100 # range 1-10000 #constraint_exclusion = partition # on, off, or partition #cursor_tuple_fraction = 0.1 # range 0.0-1.0 #from_collapse_limit = 8 #join_collapse_limit = 8 # 1 disables collapsing of explicit # JOIN clauses #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # ERROR REPORTING AND LOGGING #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # - Where to Log - log_destination = 'stderr' # Valid values are combinations of # stderr, csvlog, syslog and eventlog, # depending on platform. csvlog # requires logging_collector to be on. # This is used when logging to stderr: logging_collector = on # Enable capturing of stderr and csvlog # into log files. Required to be on for # csvlogs. # (change requires restart) # These are only used if logging_collector is on: #log_directory = 'pg_log' # directory where log files are written, # can be absolute or relative to PGDATA log_filename = 'postgresql_%H.log' # log file name pattern, # can include strftime() escapes log_truncate_on_rotation = on # If on, an existing log file of the # same name as the new log file will be # truncated rather than appended to. # But such truncation only occurs on # time-driven rotation, not on restarts # or size-driven rotation. Default is # off, meaning append to existing files # in all cases. log_rotation_age = 60 # Automatic rotation of logfiles will # happen after that time. 0 disables. log_rotation_size = 100000 # Automatic rotation of logfiles will # happen after that much log output. # 0 disables. # These are relevant when logging to syslog: #syslog_facility = 'LOCAL0' #syslog_ident = 'postgres' #silent_mode = off # Run server silently. # DO NOT USE without syslog or # logging_collector # (change requires restart) # - When to Log - client_min_messages = error # values in order of decreasing detail: # debug5 # debug4 # debug3 # debug2 # debug1 # log # notice # warning # error log_min_messages = error # values in order of decreasing detail: # debug5 # debug4 # debug3 # debug2 # debug1 # info # notice # warning # error # log # fatal # panic #log_error_verbosity = default # terse, default, or verbose messages #log_min_error_statement = error # values in order of decreasing detail: # debug5 # debug4 # debug3 # debug2 # debug1 # info # notice # warning # error # log # fatal # panic (effectively off) #log_min_duration_statement = -1 # -1 is disabled, 0 logs all statements # and their durations, > 0 logs only # statements running at least this number # of milliseconds # - What to Log - #debug_print_parse = off #debug_print_rewritten = off #debug_print_plan = off #debug_pretty_print = on #log_checkpoints = off #log_connections = off #log_disconnections = off #log_duration = off #log_hostname = off log_line_prefix = '%t' # special values: # %u = user name # %d = database name # %r = remote host and port # %h = remote host # %p = process ID # %t = timestamp without milliseconds # %m = timestamp with milliseconds # %i = command tag # %c = session ID # %l = session line number # %s = session start timestamp # %v = virtual transaction ID # %x = transaction ID (0 if none) # %q = stop here in non-session # processes # %% = '%' # e.g. '<%u%%%d> ' #log_lock_waits = off # log lock waits >= deadlock_timeout #log_statement = 'none' # none, ddl, mod, all #log_temp_files = -1 # log temporary files equal or larger # than the specified size in kilobytes; # -1 disables, 0 logs all temp files #log_timezone = unknown # actually, defaults to TZ environment # setting #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # RUNTIME STATISTICS #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # - Query/Index Statistics Collector - #track_activities = on track_counts = on #track_functions = none # none, pl, all #track_activity_query_size = 1024 #update_process_title = on #stats_temp_directory = 'pg_stat_tmp' # - Statistics Monitoring - #log_parser_stats = off #log_planner_stats = off #log_executor_stats = off #log_statement_stats = off #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # AUTOVACUUM PARAMETERS #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- autovacuum = true # Enable autovacuum subprocess? 'on' # requires track_counts to also be on. #log_autovacuum_min_duration = -1 # -1 disables, 0 logs all actions and # their durations, > 0 logs only # actions running at least this number # of milliseconds. #autovacuum_max_workers = 3 # max number of autovacuum subprocesses #autovacuum_naptime = 1min # time between autovacuum runs # NOTE: This parameter is been added by EnterpriseDB's Tuning Wiard on 2010/01/27 16:09:50 #autovacuum_naptime = 60 # time between autovacuum runs autovacuum_vacuum_threshold = 1000 # min number of row updates before # vacuum autovacuum_analyze_threshold = 250 # min number of row updates before # analyze autovacuum_vacuum_scale_factor = 0.2 # fraction of table size before vacuum autovacuum_analyze_scale_factor = 0.1 # fraction of table size before analyze #autovacuum_freeze_max_age = 200000000 # maximum XID age before forced vacuum # (change requires restart) #autovacuum_vacuum_cost_delay = 20ms # default vacuum cost delay for # autovacuum, in milliseconds; # -1 means use vacuum_cost_delay #autovacuum_vacuum_cost_limit = -1 # default vacuum cost limit for # autovacuum, -1 means use # vacuum_cost_limit #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # CLIENT CONNECTION DEFAULTS #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # - Statement Behavior - #search_path = '"$user",public' # schema names #default_tablespace = '' # a tablespace name, '' uses the default #temp_tablespaces = '' # a list of tablespace names, '' uses # only default tablespace #check_function_bodies = on #default_transaction_isolation = 'read committed' #default_transaction_read_only = off #session_replication_role = 'origin' #statement_timeout = 0 # in milliseconds, 0 is disabled #vacuum_freeze_min_age = 50000000 #vacuum_freeze_table_age = 150000000 #xmlbinary = 'base64' #xmloption = 'content' # - Locale and Formatting - datestyle = 'iso, dmy' #intervalstyle = 'postgres' #timezone = unknown # actually, defaults to TZ environment # setting #timezone_abbreviations = 'Default' # Select the set of available time zone # abbreviations. Currently, there are # Default # Australia # India # You can create your own file in # share/timezonesets/. #extra_float_digits = 0 # min -15, max 2 #client_encoding = sql_ascii # actually, defaults to database # encoding # These settings are initialized by initdb, but they can be changed. lc_messages = 'English_United Kingdom.1252' # locale for system error message # strings lc_monetary = 'English_United Kingdom.1252' # locale for monetary formatting lc_numeric = 'English_United Kingdom.1252' # locale for number formatting lc_time = 'English_United Kingdom.1252' # locale for time formatting # default configuration for text search default_text_search_config = 'pg_catalog.english' # - Other Defaults - #dynamic_library_path = '$libdir' #local_preload_libraries = '' #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # LOCK MANAGEMENT #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- #deadlock_timeout = 1s max_locks_per_transaction = 150 # min 10 # (change requires restart) # Note: Each lock table slot uses ~270 bytes of shared memory, and there are # max_locks_per_transaction * (max_connections + max_prepared_transactions) # lock table slots. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # VERSION/PLATFORM COMPATIBILITY #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # - Previous PostgreSQL Versions - #add_missing_from = off #array_nulls = on #backslash_quote = safe_encoding # on, off, or safe_encoding #default_with_oids = off #escape_string_warning = on #regex_flavor = advanced # advanced, extended, or basic #sql_inheritance = on #standard_conforming_strings = off #synchronize_seqscans = on # - Other Platforms and Clients - #transform_null_equals = off #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- # CUSTOMIZED OPTIONS #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- #custom_variable_classes = '' # list of custom variable class names Best Regards Rose Zhou -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
