Data Monitoring
Per-query rates spike after statistics are reset. Record the statistics reset time and compare consecutive counters only within a continuous series.
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Read article : PostgreSQL: Statement counter reset boundaries
Data Monitoring
Rollback counts rise but user-visible errors remain unclear. Compare commits and rollbacks with application error categories and transaction volume.
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Read article : PostgreSQL: Transaction rollback rates
Data Monitoring
Dead tuples increase while updates continue. Compare table statistics, autovacuum history and long-running transactions that may delay cleanup.
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Read article : PostgreSQL: Autovacuum backlog
Data Monitoring
A quiet database approaches an urgent transaction age limit. Compare transaction ID age for databases and tables with configured maintenance behavior.
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Read article : PostgreSQL: Transaction ID wraparound headroom
Data Monitoring
A standby is connected but returns stale query results. Compare the replication positions and replay timing with a known business transaction.
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Read article : PostgreSQL: Replication write flush and replay
Data Monitoring
Disk usage grows because a replication consumer stops progressing. Inspect slot activity, retained WAL distance and consumer recovery needs.
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Read article : PostgreSQL: Replication slot WAL retention
Data Monitoring
Write-ahead log volume spikes during a maintenance batch. Compare WAL rate, batch changes and replication or archival throughput.
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Read article : PostgreSQL: WAL generation bursts
Data Monitoring
Periodic latency spikes line up with checkpoint activity. Correlate checkpoint statistics and logs with write latency for the same interval.
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Read article : PostgreSQL: Checkpoint I/O patterns
Data Monitoring
Large analytical queries spill substantial work to temporary files. Compare temp byte deltas, query evidence and concurrency for the incident window.
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Read article : PostgreSQL: Temporary file growth
Data Monitoring
A high cache hit ratio accompanies slow queries. Compare the ratio with query latency, physical I/O and workload type.
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Read article : PostgreSQL: Cache hit ratio context
Data Monitoring
The server nears its connection limit while only a few queries are active. Count connections by application and state and compare pool configuration.
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Read article : PostgreSQL: Connection saturation
Data Monitoring
An index shows few scans and is proposed for removal. Check observation duration, statistics reset time and constraints or rare business workflows using the index.
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Read article : PostgreSQL: Index usage interpretation