Re: UPDATE 66k rows too slow

From: andrew(at)pillette(dot)com
To: Miguel Arroz <arroz(at)guiamac(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: UPDATE 66k rows too slow
Date: 2008-03-10 04:10:10
Message-ID: 200803100410.m2A4AAd09614@pillette.com
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Miguel Arroz <arroz(at)guiamac(dot)com> wrote ..

> I'm testing an update on 66k rows on Postgresql, and it seems
> something is not right here.
>
> My server is a Quad-Xeon 3.2 Ghz with 2 GB RAM and a RAID 1 running
> FreeBSD 6.3 and PgSQL 8.3. My development machine is a PowerBook G4
> 1.67 Ghz with 2 GB RAM, OS X Leopard and PgSQL 8.3.

[62 seconds on server, 25 seconds on much weaker development machine]

OK, my guess is that the server's tables are bloated beyond what regular VACUUM can fix. Try a VACUUM FULL VERBOSE or a re-CLUSTER if the tables are clustered.

Hope this helps.

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