PostreSQL
PostgreSQL is an open-source database management system. CloudWisdom can be used to monitor your PostgreSQL database(s).
Prerequisites
Configure
Navigate to the collectors folder,
/opt/netuitive-agent/conf/collectors.Open the PostgresqlCollector.conf file.
Change the enabled setting to
True.Update the dbname setting to the
nameof your database.Update the user and password settings to the proper credentials used to access the database.
Save the configuration file, and restart the Linux Agent.
Collector Options
Option | Defaults | Description |
|---|---|---|
enabled | FALSE | Enable collecting PostgreSQL metrics. |
host | localhost | Hostname to collect from |
dbname | postgres | Database that contains list of databases in PostgreSQL. |
user | postgres | Username used for database authentication. |
password | postgres | Password used for database authentication. |
port | 5432 | Port to collect from. |
metrics_whitelist | “^database.*” | Regex list to match metrics to transmit. Mutually exclusive with metrics_blacklist option. |
byte_unit | Default numeric output(s). | |
extended | Enable collecting extended database stats. | |
has_admin | Setting that notes if admin privileges are required to run some queries. | |
measure_collector_time | Measure the collector’s run time in milliseconds. | |
metrics | List of enabled metrics to collect. | |
metrics_blacklist | Regex list to match metrics to block. Mutually exclusive with metrics_whitelist option. | |
password_provider | Tells the agent whether to authenticate with the supplied password orthe .pgpass file password. | |
pg_version | The version of PostgreSQL you wish to monitor. | |
sslmode | Defines server certificate verification method to use for SSLconnections (if any). Available values include disable, allow, prefer, require, verify-ca,and verify-full. Full details included here. | |
underscore | Enables converting underscores (“_”) to periods (“.”). |