Jack,
> I am thinking about how to continuously monitor the performance of a
> PostgreSQL 8 database. I am interested in two things: (1) the growth of
> tables with TOAST and indexes;
This is queryable from the system tables, if you don't mind an approximate.
> and (2) the respond time breakdown for a
> query.
The what? You mean EXPLAIN ANALYZE?
> In Chapters 23 and 24 of the big manual, I found enough materials to
> teach me how to do the 1st job. But I have difficulty with the 2nd one.
> I found some script for Oracle
> (http://www.ixora.com.au/scripts/waits.htm).
Life's too short for reading Oracle docs. Can you just explain, in
step-by-step detail, what you want?
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Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco