--- Gregory Williamson <Gregory.Williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A very low fill factor means that pages are > "sparse" and so inserts and updates are less likely to trigger massive b-tree rebalancings. I take it that "massive b-tree rebalancings" could cause a problem with the performance of disk writing though-put from UPDATEs and INSERTs? Regards, Richard Broersma Jr. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq