[ADMIN] Replication

2005-08-31 Thread Jan Waiz
Hi Folks,   is it possible to make a Replication between several PostgresSQL-Databases ?   Regards Jan Waiz

[ADMIN] What does log mean

2005-08-31 Thread Daniel Drotos
Hi, If I ask detailed information about statements in log file, I got something like: ... 2005-08-29 10:19:15 CEST ...(...)DETAIL: ! system usage stats: ! 101.659118 elapsed 0.64 user 0.95 system sec ! [0.67 user 0.97 sys total] ... What does "elap

[ADMIN] Question to localization

2005-08-31 Thread MG
Hello,   I have a question to the usage of locale.   In the PostgreSQL 8.0.3 Documentation is written: "The drawback of using locales other than C or POSIX in PostgreSQL is its performance impact. It slows character handling and prevents ordinary indexes from being used by LIKE. For this reas

Re: [ADMIN] auto vacuum settings

2005-08-31 Thread Tom Lane
Jeff Frost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Since we're on the vacuum kick these days, what's the best way to tell if my > autovacuum settings are working well? I'm sure I can query some info out of > the pg_stats tables, no? If the database isn't bloating (ie, physical storage growing faster than

Re: [ADMIN] auto vacuum settings

2005-08-31 Thread Alvaro Herrera
On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 09:47:35AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > Jeff Frost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Since we're on the vacuum kick these days, what's the best way to tell if > > my > > autovacuum settings are working well? I'm sure I can query some info out > > of > > the pg_stats tables, n

Re: [ADMIN] Question to localization

2005-08-31 Thread Tom Lane
"MG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In the PostgreSQL 8.0.3 Documentation is written: > "The drawback of using locales other than C or POSIX in PostgreSQL is = > its performance impact. It slows character handling and prevents = > ordinary indexes from being used by LIKE. For this reason use locales

Re: [ADMIN] Replication

2005-08-31 Thread Chris Travers
Jan Waiz wrote: Hi Folks, is it possible to make a Replication between several PostgresSQL-Databases ? Short answer: Yes (for most cases). Long answer will depend on what your requirements are. What do you have in mind? Best Wishes, Chris Travers Metatron Technology Consulting

Re: [ADMIN] auto vacuum settings

2005-08-31 Thread Jeff Frost
Thanks Tom! Now what does the relpages column mean? I.e. how should I interpret that entry for my tables? On Wed, 31 Aug 2005, Tom Lane wrote: If the database isn't bloating (ie, physical storage growing faster than valid data volume) then it's getting the job done. Keep an eye on "du $PGD

Re: [ADMIN] auto vacuum settings

2005-08-31 Thread Alvaro Herrera
On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 10:59:49AM -0700, Jeff Frost wrote: > Thanks Tom! > > Now what does the relpages column mean? I.e. how should I interpret that > entry for my tables? relpages is the number of "pages" of the table. A page is 8kb (unless you changed a compile-time setting -- you can chec