Hi. i hava a postresql 7.4.2 in a production server. tha machine is a Pentium IV 2,6 GHZ AND 1 GB IN RAM with lINUX RH 9.0. The postresql.conf say: #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # RESOURCE USAGE (except WAL) #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # - Memory - shared_buffers = 1000 # min 16, at least max_connections*2, 8KB each sort_mem = 1024 # min 64, size in KB vacuum_mem = 8192 # min 1024, size in KB # - Free Space Map - max_fsm_pages = 20000 # min max_fsm_relations*16, 6 bytes each max_fsm_relations = 1000 # min 100, ~50 bytes each # - Kernel Resource Usage - max_files_per_process = 1000 # min 25 #preload_libraries = '' #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # WRITE AHEAD LOG #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # - Settings - fsync = true # turns forced synchronization on or off wal_sync_method = fsync # the default varies across platforms: # fsync, fdatasync, open_sync, or open_datasync wal_buffers = 8 # min 4, 8KB each # - Checkpoints - checkpoint_segments = 3 # in logfile segments, min 1, 16MB each checkpoint_timeout = 300 # range 30-3600, in seconds checkpoint_warning = 30 # 0 is off, in seconds commit_delay = 0 # range 0-100000, in microseconds commit_siblings = 5 # range 1-1000 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # QUERY TUNING #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # - Planner Method Enabling - enable_hashagg = true enable_hashjoin = true enable_indexscan = true enable_mergejoin = true enable_nestloop = true enable_seqscan = true enable_sort = true enable_tidscan = true # - Planner Cost Constants - effective_cache_size = 1000 # typically 8KB each random_page_cost = 4 # units are one sequential page fetch cost cpu_tuple_cost = 0.01 # (same) cpu_index_tuple_cost = 0.001 # (same) cpu_operator_cost = 0.0025 # (same) # - Genetic Query Optimizer - geqo = true geqo_threshold = 11 geqo_effort = 1 geqo_generations = 0 geqo_pool_size = 0 # default based on tables in statement, # range 128-1024 geqo_selection_bias = 2.0 # range 1.5-2.0 # - Other Planner Options - default_statistics_target = 100 # range 1-1000 from_collapse_limit = 30 join_collapse_limit = 30 # 1 disables collapsing of explicit JOINs #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # ERROR REPORTING AND LOGGING #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # - Syslog - #syslog = 0 # range 0-2; 0=stdout; 1=both; 2=syslog #syslog_facility = 'LOCAL0' #syslog_ident = 'postgres' # - When to Log - #client_min_messages = notice # Values, in order of decreasing detail: # debug5, debug4, debug3, debug2, debug1, # log, info, notice, warning, error #log_min_messages = notice # 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 = panic # Values in order of increasing severity: # debug5, debug4, debug3, debug2, debug1, # info, notice, warning, error, panic(off) #log_min_duration_statement = -1 # Log all statements whose # execution time exceeds the value, in # milliseconds. Zero prints all queries. # Minus-one disables. #silent_mode = false # DO NOT USE without Syslog! # - What to Log - debug_print_parse = true debug_print_rewritten = true debug_print_plan = true debug_pretty_print = true log_connections = true log_duration = true log_pid = true log_statement = true log_timestamp = true log_hostname = true log_source_port = true #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # RUNTIME STATISTICS #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # - Statistics Monitoring - log_parser_stats = true log_planner_stats = true log_executor_stats = true #log_statement_stats = true # - Query/Index Statistics Collector - stats_start_collector = true stats_command_string = true stats_block_level = true stats_row_level = true stats_reset_on_server_start = true #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # CLIENT CONNECTION DEFAULTS #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # - Statement Behavior - #search_path = '$user,public' # schema names #check_function_bodies = true #default_transaction_isolation = 'read committed' #default_transaction_read_only = false #statement_timeout = 0 # 0 is disabled, in milliseconds # - Locale and Formatting - #datestyle = 'iso, mdy' #timezone = unknown # actually, defaults to TZ environment setting #australian_timezones = false #extra_float_digits = 0 # min -15, max 2 #client_encoding = sql_ascii # actually, defaults to database encoding # These settings are initialized by initdb -- they may be changed lc_messages = 'es_VE.UTF-8' # locale for system error message strings lc_monetary = 'es_VE.UTF-8' # locale for monetary formatting lc_numeric = 'es_VE.UTF-8' # locale for number formatting lc_time = 'es_VE.UTF-8' # locale for time formatting # - Other Defaults - explain_pretty_print = true #dynamic_library_path = '$libdir' #max_expr_depth = 10000 # min 10 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # LOCK MANAGEMENT #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #deadlock_timeout = 1000 # in milliseconds #max_locks_per_transaction = 64 # min 10, ~260*max_connections bytes each #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # VERSION/PLATFORM COMPATIBILITY #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # - Previous Postgres Versions - #add_missing_from = true #regex_flavor = advanced # advanced, extended, or basic #sql_inheritance = true # - Other Platforms & Clients - #transform_null_equals = false BUT THE PERFORMANCE IT´S VERY SLOW what can do ????? 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