Re: [GENERAL] Server Configuration

2008-05-20 Thread Andy Dale
Hi, I have already done so ;-) Also looking over the postgresql.conf file, I have changed the checkpoint_segments to 128. From what i understood of the of the PerfList page, this should not effect performance (only use up HD space), and the write performance of the database is OK with this setti

Re: [GENERAL] Server Configuration

2008-05-20 Thread Scott Marlowe
Then you should set it to 100 or so. It helps to keep the number of connections down to something reasonable. On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 12:06 AM, Andy Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I currently have max_connections set to 300, however if i think about it we > will never have that many co

Re: [GENERAL] Server Configuration

2008-05-20 Thread Andy Dale
Hi, I currently have max_connections set to 300, however if i think about it we will never have that many connections (more like 50 - 100 at most). Cheers, Andy 2008/5/20 Scott Marlowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 8:14 AM, Andy Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > >

Re: [GENERAL] Server Configuration

2008-05-20 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 8:14 AM, Andy Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am currently trying to tweak Postgresql 8.1, to improve the overall > performance of the database. I have read over the following page/artical > http://www.powerpostgresql.com/PerfList/, however at the moment (not fo

[GENERAL] Server Configuration

2008-05-20 Thread Andy Dale
Hi, I am currently trying to tweak Postgresql 8.1, to improve the overall performance of the database. I have read over the following page/artical http://www.powerpostgresql.com/PerfList/, however at the moment (not for much longer hopefully) my hands aree tied when it comes to altering the kerne