Re: [GENERAL] Re: VACUUM and 24/7 database operation

2001-01-24 Thread Adam Lang
ssage - From: "Steve Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 3:52 PM Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Re: VACUUM and 24/7 database operation > > Shouldn't it be possible to build vacuum as an ongoing internal PG > process, >

Re: [GENERAL] Re: VACUUM and 24/7 database operation

2001-01-23 Thread Steve Wolfe
> Shouldn't it be possible to build vacuum as an ongoing internal PG process, > instead of a seperate operation? How does Oracle byepass this? Must be some > way that can be implemented. Well, here's what it comes down to: Do you want updates to happen quickly, and vacuum when load is low, or

Re: [GENERAL] Re: VACUUM and 24/7 database operation

2001-01-23 Thread Alfred Perlstein
> With best regards. > Sanjay. > > At 05:53 PM 1/23/01 , Tom Lane wrote: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> - Is 2 minutes a standard time for vacuuming a 500.000 rows table ? > >> - Can it be reduced ? > >> - In a far future, what are the problems we can run into not vacuuming > >> that table ?

[GENERAL] Re: VACUUM and 24/7 database operation

2001-01-23 Thread Sanjay Arora
Tom, Shouldn't it be possible to build vacuum as an ongoing internal PG process, instead of a seperate operation? How does Oracle byepass this? Must be some way that can be implemented. Any pointers to further reading to brush up my theory in this regard please? IAC, regarding the actual inquir