It is inserts.
I create the inserts myself with a Python programmed I hace created to
migrate MySQL databases to PostgreSQL (by th way if someone wants
it...)
Thanks.
Javier.
On 5/3/06, Larry Rosenman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Javier de la Torre wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've been searching around for an answer to this, but I coulnd't find
> anything. So here we go.
>
> I am running PostgreSQL 8.1.3 on Red Hat on an Intel server with 2GB
> of RAM and lot of free HD space.
>
> I have a very large dump file, more then 4GB, to recreate a database.
> When I run:
>
> psql -Uuser -q -dmydatabase <mydump.sql &
>
> It works, but is slow, it inserts about 1.000 record in 10 seconds.
> But the curious thing is that if I check the resources of the server
> it seems that psql is not using them much. "top" says that postgres is
> using around 2% of the processor and psql around 1% so that server is
> only 3% used. "top" also says that more or less 48% idle and
> 50%waiting...
>
> In the other hand the memory seems to be very high...
>
> What could be the problem? Is that the server is just slow reading
> from the file? It has a 300GB SCSI drive.
>
> Is there any way to make this work faster? I would like to recreate
> the db at least once a month, but this taked too much time...
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
> Javier.
>
How is the MyDump created? is it inserts? Or copy's?
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