On 2007-02-20 Martijn van den Burg wrote: > Hi, > > I have allocated 500MB to key_buffer_size, but only 324MB is in use > (64%). > > Am I right to assume that this can mean one of the following: (1) all > indexes have already been cached and together they are just 324 MB, Do "find /var/lib/mysql -name "*.MYI" -ls" (if you're using only MyISAM) to get a first hint on how much indices you actually have.
> (2) > there is a limiting variable (open_files, inodb_open_files, for example) > that prevents the key buffer to be more fully utilized. You can check at least open_files in "SHOW STATUS" IIRC. > Key buffer usage is often hitting 100%, and just 0.01 tables are opened > per second. Number of queries/second is 269. BTW, try "mysqlreport" to find other bottlenecks. bye, -christian- -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
