Re: Autovacuum keeps vacuuming a table disabled in pg_autovacuum

From: Erik Jones <erik(at)myemma(dot)com>
To: Csaba Nagy <nagy(at)ecircle-ag(dot)com>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Postgres general mailing list <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Autovacuum keeps vacuuming a table disabled in pg_autovacuum
Date: 2007-06-01 14:43:51
Message-ID: 377EC329-7BF3-43E5-9AE4-CDFB87AE314F@myemma.com
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On Jun 1, 2007, at 9:19 AM, Csaba Nagy wrote:

> On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 15:58, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>> Try reindexing the table; that should make the problem go away.
>> Also,
>> update to the latest of the 8.1 branch ASAP.
>
> Reindexing won't work, it would mean hours of downtime. I plan to move
> the DB to 8.2 via slony in ~2-3 weeks, that should take care of the
> bloating too.
>
> Regarding upgrade, I have to use the CVS version because I have some
> local patches to apply. Now what is more recommended, use the latest
> version on the REL8_1_STABLE branch or stick with REL8_1_9 ? I checked
> and there are quite a few changed files after REL8_1_9.

How would reindexing a table imply hours of downtime?

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