> > I have work_mem set to 256MB. > Wow. That's inordinately high. I'd recommend dropping that to 32-43MB.
Ok, it seems I was totally wrong with the work_mem setting. I'll adjust it to a more saner level. Thanks a lot for the advice everyone! > Explain is your friend in that respect. It shows all the operators, but it doesn't really say that these all will actually run in parallel right? Of course I guess it would give a good idea about what the upper bound is. regards _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/