On Dec 2, 2006, at 10:09 , a wrote:
The database folder has a file called postgresql.cons
I assume you mean postgresql.conf?
where we can
specify no of active connections to the database -N which is currently
1024 and also specify the shared buffers. Is there any thumbrule in
deciding the -N and also the no of shared buffers for my config of 4
frontend servers and 1 database backend server. There is no global or
memcached mechanisms in use.
I believe you'll want to look at how to tune your PostgreSQL server.
Here are some pointers:
http://www.powerpostgresql.com/PerfList
http://www.varlena.com/varlena/GeneralBits/116.php
http://www.revsys.com/writings/postgresql-performance.html
You may also be interested in joining the PostgreSQL Performance
list, which often deals with issues like this.
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-performance/
Hope this helps.
Michael Glaesemann
grzm seespotcode net
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