On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 8:07 PM, Jeremy Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gregory Stark wrote:
>
>> REINDEX scans the table
>> precisely once and sorts it.
>>
>
> For the bloat, as opposed to corruption, case -
> what information is needed from the table that
> is not in the old index? Why woul
Gregory Stark wrote:
REINDEX scans the table
precisely once and sorts it.
For the bloat, as opposed to corruption, case -
what information is needed from the table that
is not in the old index? Why would a sequential
read of the old index alone (then some processing)
not suffice?
Thanks,
J
"Kevin Hunter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Or, assuming the REINDEX is for speed/bloat, not for corruption, perhaps
> an option to use the old index as a basis, rather than scanning the
> entire table multiple times as with a CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY.
That's been mentioned, it ought to be on t
Roberts, Jon wrote:
Based on this, I have the fillfactor set lower than the default 90 but
this will fill up and it will run slower over time. I want to automate
the reindex process but only reindex when needed. I have a pretty large
database so I can't reindex everything regardless if it need
At 2:02p -0400 on Fri, 06 Jun 2008, Jon Roberts wrote:
> Based on this, I have the fillfactor set lower than the default 90 but
> this will fill up and it will run slower over time. I want to automate
> the reindex process but only reindex when needed. I have a pretty large
> database so I can't
> On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 9:36 AM, Roberts, Jon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > In Oracle, there is a method to determine when it is advisable to
> > rebuild indexes. Are there any guidelines for this in PostgreSQL?
> >
> > I found this but it doesn't indicate at which point an index should
be
> >
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 9:36 AM, Roberts, Jon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In Oracle, there is a method to determine when it is advisable to
> rebuild indexes. Are there any guidelines for this in PostgreSQL?
>
> I found this but it doesn't indicate at which point an index should be
> rebuilt other
In Oracle, there is a method to determine when it is advisable to
rebuild indexes. Are there any guidelines for this in PostgreSQL?
I found this but it doesn't indicate at which point an index should be
rebuilt other than corruption.
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/routine-reindex
