Re: Usage of pg_stat_database

Thanks Jeff. This should help in getting a fairly approximate values.

Amitabh

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Jeff Davis <pgsql(at)j-davis(dot)com> wrote:

> On Mon, 2011-10-24 at 19:34 +0530, Amitabh Kant wrote:
> > If I read the xact_commit field returned by "Select * from
> > pg_stat_database" multiple times, and then average the difference
> > between consecutive values, would this give an approx idea about the
> > transactions per second in my database?
>
> Yes, approximately. It relies on the stats messages.
>
> > Does this figure include the number of select statements being
> > executed in the db?
> >
> Yes, a quick test shows that select statements count as well. However,
> it seems that very simple selects, like "SELECT 1" might not send the
> stats messages right away, and they might end up getting lost.
>
> Regards,
> Jeff Davis
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