On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 8:14 AM, Georgi Ivanov <georgi.r.ivanov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > I have some strange problems with my server. > > Randomly the server gets overloaded with queries. > Queries are accepted and never executed, thus reaching max_connections limit > . > This I/O wait in top command reaches up to 90% > Couple of restarts (and sometimes vacuum and reindex of my biggest tables) > fix it for a while (about a week or so). > I suspected full-text indexes going wild, but after i dropping indexes i had > same issues again. > I found that file system have errors. Can this lead to this kind of behavior > ? Yes. > I am planning downtime to fix the FS errors since this can't be done on > mounted file systems. Sounds like you're headed in the right direction. Note that it's possible your db is corrupted and you'll need to restore from a previous known good backup if you've been having file system problems. -- To understand recursion, one must first understand recursion. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general