Re: Query performance issue

From: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: Jayadevan M <Jayadevan(dot)Maymala(at)ibsplc(dot)com>
Cc: PGSQL Performance <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Query performance issue
Date: 2011-08-31 09:34:28
Message-ID: 4E5E0024.9070801@enterprisedb.com
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On 31.08.2011 12:00, Jayadevan M wrote:
> Hello all,
> I have a query which takes about 20 minutes to execute and retrieves
> 2000-odd records. The explain for the query is pasted here
> http://explain.depesz.com/s/52f
> The same query, with similar data structures/indexes and data comes back
> in 50 seconds in Oracle. We just ported the product to PostgreSQL and are
> testing it. Any input on what to look for?
>
> Possible relevant parameters are
> shared_buffers = 4GB
> temp_buffers = 8MB
> work_mem = 96MB
> maintenance_work_mem = 1GB
> effective_cache_size = 8GB
> default_statistics_target = 50
>
> It is a machine with 16 GB RAM.

Please run EXPLAIN ANALYZE on the query and post that, it's hard to say
what's wrong from just the query plan, without knowing where the time is
actually spent. And the schema of the tables involved, and any indexes
on them. (see also http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/SlowQueryQuestions)

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Heikki Linnakangas
EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com

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