WARNING : pgstat wait timeout - Postgres 9.1

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#1Mathieu Guerin
mathieu.guerin64@gmail.com

Hello,

I am facing a problem with pgstat as my subject says. I known, some topics
are open about that, but I would like to go deeper.

Some person told that the better way to don't have this message anymore is
to configure pgstat.stat to be loaded in the RAM with a tmpfs mount point.

What are the consequences ? Because this file will be remove if the server
reboot.

If we change the parameter stats_temp_directory is it necessary to reboot
the server ?

When I lauch a SHOW ALL; command, the parameter stats_temp_director is not
here.

For information, my pgstat.stat file is up to 1,3MB.

Thank you for your help.
Math

#2Michael Paquier
michael@paquier.xyz
In reply to: Mathieu Guerin (#1)
Re: WARNING : pgstat wait timeout - Postgres 9.1

On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:31 PM, Mathieu Guerin
<mathieu.guerin64@gmail.com>wrote:

What are the consequences ? Because this file will be remove if the server
reboot.

Those temporary statistics are stored in global directory when server shuts
down, so the risk here would be to lose a portion of this data in the case
of a crash, either at PG or at OS level.

If we change the parameter stats_temp_directory is it necessary to reboot
the server ?

No, sending SIGHUP to the server is enough.

When I lauch a SHOW ALL; command, the parameter stats_temp_director is
not here.

You should get it...
stats_temp_directory |
pg_stat_tmp | Writes temporary
statistics files to the specified directory.
--
Michael

#3Mathieu Guerin
mathieu.guerin64@gmail.com
In reply to: Michael Paquier (#2)
Re: WARNING : pgstat wait timeout - Postgres 9.1

Hello,

Thanks a lot for your answers.

You should get it...
stats_temp_directory |

pg_stat_tmp | Writes temporary
statistics files to the specified directory.

I don't know why i don't get it. I am in 9.1 version...

Moreover, when I mount pg_stat_tmp in a tmpfs, the warning messages
decrease the warning messages decrease from 1 each minutes to 1 each five
secondes. I don't have any others logs warning but the file pg_stat.stat in
the mounting point is not created... I tryed before on a test environment
and it works...

If you have any ideas...
Thanks a lot.
Regards,
Math

2013/5/24 Michael Paquier <michael.paquier@gmail.com>

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On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:31 PM, Mathieu Guerin <
mathieu.guerin64@gmail.com> wrote:

What are the consequences ? Because this file will be remove if the
server reboot.

Those temporary statistics are stored in global directory when server
shuts down, so the risk here would be to lose a portion of this data in the
case of a crash, either at PG or at OS level.

If we change the parameter stats_temp_directory is it necessary to
reboot the server ?

No, sending SIGHUP to the server is enough.

When I lauch a SHOW ALL; command, the parameter stats_temp_director is
not here.

You should get it...
stats_temp_directory |
pg_stat_tmp | Writes temporary
statistics files to the specified directory.
--
Michael

#4Mathieu Guerin
mathieu.guerin64@gmail.com
In reply to: Mathieu Guerin (#3)
Re: WARNING : pgstat wait timeout - Postgres 9.1

About the stats_temp_directory, I didn't run as root...
Now I'm sure the configurations are correct.

I think, I have too much IO to use stats. I will ever have this message...
Maybe I can disable this option.
Do you know what it really impact ?

Thanks.
Math

2013/5/24 Mathieu Guerin <mathieu.guerin64@gmail.com>

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Hello,

Thanks a lot for your answers.

You should get it...
stats_temp_directory |

pg_stat_tmp | Writes temporary
statistics files to the specified directory.

I don't know why i don't get it. I am in 9.1 version...

Moreover, when I mount pg_stat_tmp in a tmpfs, the warning messages
decrease the warning messages decrease from 1 each minutes to 1 each five
secondes. I don't have any others logs warning but the file pg_stat.stat in
the mounting point is not created... I tryed before on a test environment
and it works...

If you have any ideas...
Thanks a lot.
Regards,
Math

2013/5/24 Michael Paquier <michael.paquier@gmail.com>

On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:31 PM, Mathieu Guerin <
mathieu.guerin64@gmail.com> wrote:

What are the consequences ? Because this file will be remove if the
server reboot.

Those temporary statistics are stored in global directory when server
shuts down, so the risk here would be to lose a portion of this data in the
case of a crash, either at PG or at OS level.

If we change the parameter stats_temp_directory is it necessary to
reboot the server ?

No, sending SIGHUP to the server is enough.

When I lauch a SHOW ALL; command, the parameter stats_temp_director is
not here.

You should get it...
stats_temp_directory |
pg_stat_tmp | Writes temporary
statistics files to the specified directory.
--
Michael