Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] very slow virtualfull job

2013-04-26 06:49:00
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] very slow virtualfull job
From: James Harper <james.harper AT bendigoit.com DOT au>
To: "bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net" <bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:46:30 +0000
> 
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 11:41:37PM +0000, James Harper wrote:
> > What could have gone wrong with my mysql to make this happen? I've
> tried rebooting it.
> 
> You very likely use MySQL with MyISAM tables. This is a very bad
> combination for bacula. It will be better with InnoDB tables and
> correctly tuned MySQL for these many inserts. However, postgres can be
> tuned the same way and has the additional benefit of being able to use
> parts of indices. As every insert has to update the tables and the
> indices, you have way less writes with postgres.
> I went the way MySQL 4GB MyISAM -> 12GB MYISAM -> 12GB InnoDB ->
> Postgres 12GB myself.

I converted to innodb last time this happened. It didn't fix it but the problem 
went away by itself shortly after so I never got a chance to investigate 
further.

James

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