On Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 08:12:06AM -0500, Kevin Grittner wrote:
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> Is there any way to queue up these queries and limit how many are running at
> a time?
Sure: limit the number of connections to the database, and put a pool
in front. It can indeed help.
If you have a lot of bloat due to large numbers of failed vacuums,
however, I suspect your problem is I/O. Vacuum churns through the
disk very aggressively, and if you're close to your I/O limit, it can
push you over the top.
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