Re: Newbie question PostgreSQL / Postgres Plus / Tuning

--- On Wed, 1/21/09, Nico Callewaert <callewaert.nico@telenet.be> wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
> Is there a difference between the standaard PostgreSQL en
> PostgresPlus from EnterpriseDB. We're planning to
> replace Firebird with PostgreSQL.  We don't know what
> version to download: the one from Postgresql.org or
> enterprisedb.com
>
> I heard many rumours that PostgreSQL out of the box is not
> configured optimally (please don't give me sermon,
> it's just what I heard J).  We would use the database in
> a enterprise ERP system, with lots of Inserts/updates/reads.
>  Approximately max. of 50 users.  Speed is very important
> (of course).  DB server should use all memory available for
> PG.  Are there any things I can check to optimize ?
>
> With Firebird, we had to do Backup/restore to keep the size
> of the DB in place.  How about vacuuming PG ?  Is that done
> automatically ?
>

I don't know anything about PostgresPlus but I don't think PostgreSQL should be that hard to configure for your needs.
Startwith the documentation, especially chapter 17 - OS Environment: 

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/runtime.html

and  chapter 18 - Server Configuration:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/runtime-config.html

Sincerely,
Bruce Hyatt