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List:       postgresql-general
Subject:    Re: [GENERAL] automated row deletion
From:       John R Pierce <pierce () hogranch ! com>
Date:       2009-09-30 15:21:14
Message-ID: 4AC3776A.5060600 () hogranch ! com
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Dave Huber wrote:
>
> I am inserting 250 rows of data (~2kbytes/row) every 5 seconds into a 
> table (the primary key is a big serial). I need to be able to limit 
> the size of the table to prevent filling up the disk. Is there a way 
> to setup the table to do this automatically or do I have to 
> periodically figure out how many rows are in the table and delete the 
> oldest rows manually?
>
>  
>


I think you'll find row deletes would kill your performance.   For time 
aged data like that, we use partitioned tables, we typically do it by 
the week (keeping 6 months of history), but you might end up doing it by 
N*1000 PK values or some such, so you can use your PK to determine the 
partition.   With a partitioning scheme, its much faster to add a new 
one and drop the oldest at whatever interval you need.   See 
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/ddl-partitioning.html





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