RE: drop partitions

2012-05-11 Thread Rick James
What are the VARIABLES values of open_files_limit table_open_cache table_definition_cache How partitions in this table? How many tables in your system? > -Original Message- > From: louis liu [mailto:yloui...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 1:35 AM > To: mysql@lists.mysql.com

Re: drop partitions

2012-05-11 Thread louis liu
open_files_limit =3 table_open_cache =4096 table_definition_cache =256 How partitions in this table? 14 partitions How many tables in your system ? about 390 tables cheers 2012/5/11 Rick James > What are the VARIABLES values of > open_files_limit > table_open_cache > table_definitio

RE: drop partitions

2012-05-11 Thread Rick James
If you have 14 partitions in each of 390 tables, and if you have most of the tables 'active', then you are possibly thrashing in the table_open_cache. Compute (SHOW STATUS): Opened_tables / Uptime -- don't want more than a few per sec. Opened_files / Uptime -- ditto Opened_table_definitions / Upt

Re: drop partitions

2012-05-14 Thread Johan De Meersman
- Original Message - > From: "Rick James" > > If you have 14 partitions in each of 390 tables, and if you have most > of the tables 'active', then you are possibly thrashing in the > table_open_cache. A distinct possibility. > Compute (SHOW STATUS): > Opened_tables / Uptime -- don't wan

Re: drop partitions

2012-05-14 Thread louis liu
not actually , first partition to have been dropped is no longer in use ,we dropped partition from old -> new 2012/5/14 Johan De Meersman > - Original Message - > > From: "Rick James" > > > > If you have 14 partitions in each of 390 tables, and if you have most > > of the tables '

RE: drop partitions

2012-05-14 Thread Rick James
Note that in many (too many) cases, _all_ partitions are opened, even if only one is really needed. > -Original Message- > From: louis liu [mailto:yloui...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 7:02 AM > To: Johan De Meersman > Cc: mysql@lists.mysql.com; Rick James >