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PostgreSQL 14 Administration Cookbook

You're reading from   PostgreSQL 14 Administration Cookbook Over 175 proven recipes for database administrators to manage enterprise databases effectively

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803248974
Length 608 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Gianni Ciolli Gianni Ciolli
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: First Steps 2. Chapter 2: Exploring the Database FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Server Configuration 4. Chapter 4: Server Control 5. Chapter 5: Tables and Data 6. Chapter 6: Security 7. Chapter 7: Database Administration 8. Chapter 8: Monitoring and Diagnosis 9. Chapter 9: Regular Maintenance 10. Chapter 10: Performance and Concurrency 11. Chapter 11: Backup and Recovery 12. Chapter 12: Replication and Upgrades 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Monitoring and tuning a vacuum

This recipe covers both the VACUUM command and autovacuum, which I refer to collectively as vacuums (non-capitalized).

If you're currently waiting for a long-running vacuum (or autovacuum) to finish, go straight to the How to do it... section.

If you've just had a long-running vacuum complete, then you may want to think about setting a few parameters for next time, so read the How it works… section.

Getting ready

Let's watch what happens when we run a large VACUUM. Don't run VACUUM FULL, because it runs for a long time while holding an AccessExclusiveLock on the table. Ouch.

First, locate which process is running this VACUUM by using the pg_stat_activity view to identify the specific pid (34399 is just an example).

How to do it…

Repeatedly execute the following query to see the progress of the...

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