Step 1: Check the status of the optimizer gpadmin=# show optimizer; optimizer ----------- off (1 row) gpadmin=# show optimizer_control; optimizer_control ------------------- on (1 row) Step 1: Check state of the database (optional) [gpadmin@gpdb-sandbox ~]$ gpstate 20160114:12:38:42:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Starting gpstate with args: 20160114:12:38:42:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:-local Greenplum Version: 'postgres (Greenplum Database) 4.3.6.1 build 2' 20160114:12:38:42:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:-master Greenplum Version: 'PostgreSQL 8.2.15 (Greenplum Database 4.3.6.1 build 2) on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc (GCC) 4.4.2 compiled on Oct 1 2015 15:14:22' 20160114:12:38:42:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Obtaining Segment details from master... 20160114:12:38:42:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Gathering data from segments... . 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Greenplum instance status summary 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:----------------------------------------------------- 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Master instance = Active 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Master standby = No master standby configured 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Total segment instance count from metadata = 2 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:----------------------------------------------------- 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Primary Segment Status 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:----------------------------------------------------- 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Total primary segments = 2 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Total primary segment valid (at master) = 2 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Total primary segment failures (at master) = 0 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Total number of postmaster.pid files missing = 0 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Total number of postmaster.pid files found = 2 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Total number of postmaster.pid PIDs missing = 0 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Total number of postmaster.pid PIDs found = 2 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Total number of /tmp lock files missing = 0 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Total number of /tmp lock files found = 2 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Total number postmaster processes missing = 0 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Total number postmaster processes found = 2 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:----------------------------------------------------- 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Mirror Segment Status 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:----------------------------------------------------- 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:- Mirrors not configured on this array 20160114:12:38:43:169214 gpstate:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:----------------------------------------------------- Step 3: Turn on optimizer_analyze_root_partition [gpadmin@gpdb-sandbox ~]$ gpconfig -c optimizer_analyze_root_partition -v on --masteronly 20160114:12:39:18:169310 gpconfig:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:-completed successfully Step 4: Turn on the optimizer [gpadmin@gpdb-sandbox ~]$ gpconfig -c optimizer -v on --masteronly 20160114:12:39:59:169532 gpconfig:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:-completed successfully Step 5: Apply the changes [gpadmin@gpdb-sandbox ~]$ gpstop -u 20160114:12:40:23:169600 gpstop:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Starting gpstop with args: -u 20160114:12:40:23:169600 gpstop:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Gathering information and validating the environment... 20160114:12:40:23:169600 gpstop:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Obtaining Greenplum Master catalog information 20160114:12:40:23:169600 gpstop:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Obtaining Segment details from master... 20160114:12:40:23:169600 gpstop:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Greenplum Version: 'postgres (Greenplum Database) 4.3.6.1 build 2' 20160114:12:40:23:169600 gpstop:gpdb-sandbox:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Signalling all postmaster processes to reload . Step 6: Check the status [gpadmin@gpdb-sandbox ~]$ psql psql (8.2.15) Type "help" for help. gpadmin=# show optimizer; optimizer ----------- on (1 row) gpadmin=# |