RE: Gradual increase in CPU utilization by postmaster

From: "Rangachari Anand" <anand(at)reefedge(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: RE: Gradual increase in CPU utilization by postmaster
Date: 2001-06-21 12:46:18
Message-ID: NHEMKEOEIKGALJPGOPLEEEOPCKAA.anand@reefedge.com
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>Terminating script and executing again will result in the same higher
>CPU and memory usage.
>Vacuuming table seems to reset this behavior.
>
>I've used the same script as Anand, but I think this situation is
>common in HTTP session management. (Updating the same record
>again and again.) Session record would not be updated as this test
>case, though.
>
>It seems I'm better off vacuuming my session table more often.

I was also able to use vacuum to reset CPU utilization.
We are unable to upgrade to 7.1.2 immediately
so as a temporary fix, we have vacuumdb being invoked periodically by
crond.

Thanks for your help.

R. Anand

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