On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 1:21 PM, Steven Jones <steven.jones1201@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > #autovacuum = on # Enable autovacuum subprocess? 'on' > #log_autovacuum_min_duration = -1 # -1 disables, 0 logs all actions and > #autovacuum_max_workers = 3 # max number of autovacuum subprocesses > #autovacuum_naptime = 1min # time between autovacuum runs > autovacuum_vacuum_threshold = 500 # min number of row updates before > autovacuum_analyze_threshold = 500 # min number of row updates before > #autovacuum_vacuum_scale_factor = 0.2 # fraction of table size before vacuum > #autovacuum_analyze_scale_factor = 0.1 # fraction of table size before analyze If I were you, Ill use _scale_factor settings instead of threshold, because it makes your autovacuum aggressive enough (you need it on such workload) without firing too frequently (vacuuming has its price). autovacuum_vacuum_scale_factor = 0.01 and autovacuum_analyze_scale_factor = 0.05 will be OK And if you see all your autovacuum workers active all the time (more than 80% of the time for example) it is a reason to increase autovacuum_max_workers -- Ilya Kosmodemiansky, PostgreSQL-Consulting.com tel. +14084142500 cell. +4915144336040 ik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
