Michal Taborsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've read the discussion in "Trying to minimize the impact of > checkpoints" thread and I get it, that there is nothing I can do about > it. Well, we'll have to live with that, at least until 7.5.
You could experiment with the checkpoint interval (checkpoint_timeout). A shorter interval will mean more total I/O (the same page will get written out more often) but it should reduce the amount of I/O done by any one checkpoint. You might find that the extra overhead is worth it to reduce the spikes. But 7.5 should provide a much better answer, yes. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html