Re: [GENERAL] Index bloat in 7.2

2004-12-06 Thread Julian Scarfe
From: Christopher Browne [EMAIL PROTECTED] The empty pages not reclaimed problem is something that did indeed get fixed in the post-7.2 days. I _think_ it was 7.4, but it might have been 7.3. In short, 7.4.x is indeed a good resolution to your issue. From: Tom Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [GENERAL] Index bloat in 7.2

2004-12-06 Thread Alvaro Herrera
On Mon, Dec 06, 2004 at 08:48:04AM -, Julian Scarfe wrote: b) Only a dump-restore major version upgrade (which we'll do next time we can take the system out for long enough) will avoid the issue. Long enough could be a minutes or seconds issue if you use Slony-I, I've heard ... (Of course

Re: [GENERAL] Index bloat in 7.2

2004-12-06 Thread Julian Scarfe
On Mon, Dec 06, 2004 at 08:48:04AM -, Julian Scarfe wrote: b) Only a dump-restore major version upgrade (which we'll do next time we can take the system out for long enough) will avoid the issue. On 6 Dec 2004, at 16:18, Alvaro Herrera wrote: Long enough could be a minutes or seconds issue if

Re: [GENERAL] Index bloat in 7.2

2004-12-06 Thread Christopher Browne
Quoth [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alvaro Herrera): On Mon, Dec 06, 2004 at 08:48:04AM -, Julian Scarfe wrote: b) Only a dump-restore major version upgrade (which we'll do next time we can take the system out for long enough) will avoid the issue. Long enough could be a minutes or seconds issue if

[GENERAL] Index bloat in 7.2

2004-12-05 Thread Julian Scarfe
I've got a box running 7.2.1 (yes, I know :-() in which an index for a rapidly turning over (and regularly vacuumed) table is growing steadily in size. The index in question is on a timestamp field that is just set to now() on the entry of the row, to enable the query that clears out old data to

Re: [GENERAL] Index bloat in 7.2

2004-12-05 Thread Tom Lane
Julian Scarfe [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've got a box running 7.2.1 (yes, I know :-() in which an index for a rapidly turning over (and regularly vacuumed) table is growing steadily in size. The index in question is on a timestamp field that is just set to now() on the entry of the row, to

Re: [GENERAL] Index bloat in 7.2

2004-12-05 Thread Christopher Browne
Clinging to sanity, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Julian Scarfe) mumbled into her beard: I've got a box running 7.2.1 (yes, I know :-() in which an index for a rapidly turning over (and regularly vacuumed) table is growing steadily in size. The index in question is on a timestamp field that is just set