Move to Linux. :-) In our case, everything but the database servers
were already Linux so it was an easy choice. Things have been rock
solid since then.
Once things get stuck, I don't think there is an alternative besides
"stop -m immediate". However, since the problem is caused by an idle
backend holding onto an old WAL segment, maybe having your middle
tier/connection pool close and reopen the connections to the database
every so often would function as a workaround. Somebody with more
knowledge of PG internals than I would have to define "every so often"
though (if the idea is viable at all).
Pete
>>> "Thomas H." <me@alternize.com> 23.10.2006 20:00 >>>
is there any workaround? how did you get around that problem of having
a
total lockdown?