Isn't a random_page_cost of 1 a little aggressive? We are currently setup on Amazon SSD with software RAID 5. -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.nabble.com/How-to-get-explain-plan-to-prefer-Hash-Join-tp5841450p5841605.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - performance mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance