I changed random_page_cost=4 (earlier 2) and the performance issue is gone I am not clear why a page_cost of 2 on really fast disks would perform badly. Thank you for all your help and time. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Anj Adu <fotographs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Attached > > Thank you > > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 6:28 AM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Anj Adu <fotographs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> The plan is unaltered . There is a separate index on theDate as well >>> as one on node_id >>> >>> I have not specifically disabled sequential scans. >> >> Please do "SHOW ALL" and attach the results as a text file. >> >>> This query performs much better on 8.1.9 on a similar sized >>> table.(althought the random_page_cost=4 on 8.1.9 and 2 on 8.4.0 ) >> >> Well that could certainly matter... >> >> -- >> Robert Haas >> EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com >> The Enterprise Postgres Company >> > -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
