Description

It monitors Postgres DB agent metrics like activity count, locks count.

Prerequisites

The database you want to monitor should connect from the Gateway. Gateway Management profile should be added to the device. Database type credentials should be added against the device in the portal.

Metric Parameters

Metric Parameters
ParameterDescription
Frequency
  • Frequency is the interval in which you want to probe and collect metric data from the target device/resource
  • Frequency is defined in minutes (min).
  • Warning ThresholdIf the metric value satisfies the condition defined along with Warning Threshold value, then a notification is sent to the user.
    Critical ThresholdIf the metric value satisfies the condition defined along with Critical Threshold value, then a notification is sent to the user.
    AlertThe alert value can be set to either Yes or No. If it is Yes, then an alert message is sent to the user.

    Metrics

    postgresql.activity.count

    Metric Details

    Metric Details
    Applicable forCLOUD_PAAS_DB
    DescriptionThis will tell you how close you are to hitting your max_connections limit, and show up any clients which are leaking database connections.
    CategoryApplication
    Collector TypeGateway
    Monitor NameAdvanced Cloud PostgreSQL Database Session Monitor
    Unit

    Possible Inputs

    Possible Inputs
    MetricInput ValueRange of Values
    Frequency51 – 1440 (mins)
    Filter
    Warning Operator
    Warning Threshold
    Warning Repeat Count
    Critical Operator
    Critical Threshold
    Critical Repeat Count
    AlertNoYes/No
    Graph (Yes/No)YesYes/No

    Sample Output

    No graph

    postgresql.locks.count

    Metric Details

    Metric Details
    Applicable forCLOUD_PAAS_DB
    DescriptionThe number of connections blocked waiting for a lock can be an indicator of a slow transaction with an exclusive lock.
    CategoryApplication
    Collector TypeGateway
    Monitor NameAdvanced Cloud PostgreSQL Database Session Monitor
    Unit

    Possible Inputs

    Possible Inputs
    MetricInput ValueRange of Values
    Frequency51 – 1440 (mins)
    Filter
    Warning Operator
    Warning Threshold
    Warning Repeat Count
    Critical Operator
    Critical Threshold
    Critical Repeat Count
    AlertNoYes/No
    Graph (Yes/No)YesYes/No

    Sample Output

    No graph