importing taking FOREVER

[szabby]

Hi

My PC has been importing 5 million hands from a a folder for the past 40 hours.

At first the import rate was over 120 hands per sec, but that rate gradually slow down, atm at 30 hands per sec after 4 million hands.

Is that because the bigger the Database the slower it gets?

I havent been able to play all the time cos HEM is busy importing.

I have a decent PC, i.e. Quad Core 2, 2.66Ghz with 8Gb RAM.

Will HEM's performance be affected by the size of the DB?

Regards

[fozzy71]

This is standard procedure with huge imports. The DB will get progressively slower bulk import speeds as it grows, but this should not affect normal play (only the bulk imports). I suggest you break up large imports like yours, into smaller groups so the PC isn't busy for such a long time. Then import a portion each night while sleeping so you can use the PC during the day.

Proper DB maintenance and performance can help to reduce the speed degradation.

I would have also suggested you turn off the SQL logging before importing so many files.

The DB maintenance and logging is explained here:

I would suggest you do the majority of the things in this thread: http://www.holdemmanager.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=11194

Some of the most important things, imo:

- Remove the WinnerName, WinnerCards and WinnerWon from the Hands View Column Selector
- Turning off logging and deleting existing logs
- Vacuum/Full/Analyze, then Reindex - http://www.holdemmanager.net/faq/afm...aspx?faqid=163
- Defrag last and make sure you stop the postgresql service before you defrag. I personally use Defraggler.
- Do a Cold Boot (Shut Down > Start) before you use HM again