[EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Sriram Dandapani") writes:
> Every night, a delete of about 50 million rows occurs on a table. Do
> we need to explicitly vacuum the table or will autovacuum handle the
> large deletes without affecting performance. I am trying to
> determine whether or not I should completely rely on autovacuum or
> also tinker with manual vacuums.:p>I'd be inclined to submit a vacuum on the table as part of the process. Moreover, I'd be inclined to consider this situation to perhaps be something of a bug. Deleting enormous amounts of data from a table, on a regular basis, is not something I would expect would work out well. -- (reverse (concatenate 'string "moc.enworbbc" "@" "enworbbc")) http://cbbrowne.com/info/postgresql.html We are MICROS~1. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile. (Attributed to B.G., Gill Bates) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
