On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 05:47:41PM +0200, Chris Mair wrote:
>
> > I am running bechmark test in a 50 GB postgresql database.
> > I have the postgresql.conf with all parameters by default.
> > In this configuration the database is very, very slow.
> >
> > Could you please tell which is the best configuration?
> >
> > My system:
> > Pentium D 3.0Ghz
> > RAM: 1GB
> > HD: 150GB SATA
>
> We don't know what your database looks like, what the
> queries are you're running, what "very, very
> slow" means for you and what version of PostgreSQL
> on what OS this is :/
>
> The two links are a good starting point to tuning your DB:
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/performance-tips.html
> http://www.powerpostgresql.com/PerfList/
Also, 1G is kinda light on memory for a 50G database.
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