On Thursday 18 August 2005 10:16 am, eugene1@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > BTW, the default postgresql settings are WAY too conservative. The archives are full of discussion on this issue. PG runs on several operating systems and is installed on machines ranging from slow single-cpu multi-service machines with well under 100MB RAM to fast multi-cpu machines chock-full of memory and fast drive arrays dedicated to PG only. The default configuration allows you to get PG running out-of-the box on almost any machine. The end-user is responsible for adjusting the settings to match the particulars the system on which it is installed. > I am now looking into tuning and there are a lot of things that need > to be turned up. Google on "postgresql performance tuning" and you will find lots of useful articles on the first page of returns. Chapter 16 of the manual describes the various settings (but is not terribly helpful in recommending the appropriate setting). The stats collector can provide you with useful input for determining settings. When you run out of ideas from those sources, subscribe to the "Performance" mailing list. Cheers, Steve ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org