> Before starting the cluster, one bulk updates through java code would cost > about 1 hour to finish, but then it would take twice amount of time. pgpool-II is not very good at handling extended protocol (mostly used in Java). If you need to execute large updates, you'd better to connect to PostgreSQL directly. Note that there's no problem that some sessions connect via pgpool-II, while others directly connect PostgreSQL. Best regards, -- Tatsuo Ishii SRA OSS, Inc. Japan English: http://www.sraoss.co.jp/index_en.php Japanese: http://www.sraoss.co.jp -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance