Alex <alex(at)meerkatsoft(dot)com> writes:
> Hi,
> I just installed pg 7.4.1 on a new system P4, 3.2Gh HT, 1GB Mem, RH9
> and discovered that some of the processes have become extremely
> slow. Mainly I am talking about a SELECT COUNT(*) or VACUUM.
>
> Before running the same database on a P4. 2Ghz 412MB mem, I got the
> job done in some cases half the time.
>
> The weird thing however is, that normal inserts seem to be much faster
> on the new system and I am wondering if it is Postgres or HW related.
>
> Does anyone has an advise ?
What kind of disk hardware is on the two systems?
-Doug