PostgreSQL Long Queries Test

This test reports the number of queries that are executing for each database. Using this test, you can identify the query that takes too long to execute and thus the resource-intensive queries to a database can be isolated quickly.

Target of the test : PostgreSQL server

Agent deploying the test: An internal/remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the target PostgreSQL server

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter Description

Test period

How often should the test be executed

Host

The IP address of the host for which this test is to be configured.

Port

The port on which the server is listening. The default port is 5432.

Username

In order to monitor a PostgreSQL server, you need to manually create a special database user account in every PostgreSQL database instance that requires monitoring. When doing so, ensure that this user is vested with the superuser privileges. The sample script we recommend for user creation for eG monitoring is:

CREATE ROLE eguser LOGIN

ENCRYPTED PASSWORD {‘eguser password’}

SUPERUSER NOINHERIT NOCREATEDB NOCREATEROLE;

Specify the name of this user in the Username text box.

Password

The password associated with the above Username (can be ‘NULL’). Here, ‘NULL’ means that the user does not have any password.

Confirm Password

Confirm the Password (if any) by retyping it here.

DB Name

The name of the database to connect to. The default is “postgres”.

Exclude DB

Specify a comma-separated list of databases that need to be excluded from monitoring in the Exclude DB text box. By default, this is set to rdsadmin.

Note:

If you are monitoring a PostgreSQL server hosted on AWS cloud, then make sure that you do not remove 'rdsadmin' from the Exclude DB list.

SSL

If the PostgreSQL server being monitored is an SSL-enabled server, then set the SSL flag to Yes. If not, then set the SSL flag to No.

Elapsed Time

Specify the duration (in seconds) beyond which a query should have been executed for it to be regarded as a long running query. The default value is 10.
Measurements made by the test
Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation

Number of queries:

Indicates the number of queries currently executing on the database server that have been running for more time than the configured ELAPSED TIME.

Number

The detailed diagnosis for this measure indicates the exact queries and which user is executing the queries. This information can be very useful in identifying queries that may be candidates for optimization.