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Viewing Real-Time SQL Records of GaussDB(DWS)

You can check the real-time information about all queries and sessions running in the cluster.

  • Real-time query is supported only in clusters of version 8.1.2 and later.
  • To enable real-time query monitoring, choose Monitoring Settings. On the Monitoring Collection page, enable Real-Time Query Monitoring. For details, see Monitoring Collection. Exercise caution when enabling this as it may generate a large amount of data.

Going to the Real-time Query Page

  1. Log in to the DWS console.
  2. Choose Dedicated Clusters > Clusters and locate the cluster to be monitored.
  3. In the Operation column of the target cluster, click Monitoring Panel.
  4. In the navigation pane, choose Monitoring > Queries.

Prerequisites

You need to set GUC parameters before viewing data on the monitoring page. If GUC parameters are not set, real-time or historical query may be unavailable. However, if this parameter is set, the cluster performance may deteriorate. Therefore, you need to balance the settings of related parameters. The following table lists the recommended GUC parameter settings. For how to modify parameters, see Modifying GUC Parameters of the GaussDB(DWS) Cluster. For details about the parameters, see Setting GUC Parameters.

Table 1 Recommended GUC parameter settings

GUC Parameter

CN Configuration

DN Configuration

max_active_statements

10

10

enable_resource_track

on

on

resource_track_level

query

query

resource_track_cost

0

0

resource_track_duration

60

60

enable_resource_record

on

on

session_statistics_memory

1,000 MB

1,000 MB

Querying Information

You can view the queries statistics, the number of sessions, average session duration (time of all session connections divided by the number of sessions), number of queries, average query duration, and average query waiting time.

Checking Live Sessions

On the Sessions page, you can browse the real-time information about all running queries. You can click the setting button in the upper right corner of the list to select the metrics to be displayed in the list. For details about the metrics, see Table 2.

  • You can click a session ID to view the queries in the current session. For details, see Viewing Real-time Query Monitoring Details.
  • To terminate a session, select the session, click Terminate a Session, and confirm your operation.
  • If you want to terminate all idle sessions, click Clear Idle Sessions.
  • The fine-grained permission control function is added. Only users with the operate permission are able to terminate sessions. For users with the read-only permission, the Terminate a Session button is grayed out.
Table 2 Metrics for real-time sessions

Parameter

Description

Monitoring Interval (Raw Data)

Session ID

ID of a session

180s

Username

Database username

180s

Session Duration (s)

Session duration

180s

Application Name

User application name

180s

QueryBand

Job type, which can be set through GUC parameter query_band and is null string by default.

180s

Client IP Address

IP address of the client connected to the backend. A null value suggests a Unix socket connection or an internal server process, such as autovacuum.

180s

Connected CN

CN to which a session is connected

180s

Session Status
Session status. The options are as follows:
  • idle: The backend is waiting for new client commands.
  • retrying: The background is retrying the query.
  • active: The backend is executing queries.
  • idle in transaction: The backend is in a transaction, but there is no statement being executed in the transaction.
  • idle in transaction (aborted): The backend is in a transaction, but there are statements failed in the transaction.
  • fastpath function call: The backend is executing a fast-path function.

180s

Start Time

Start time of a session

180s

Lock Mode

Lock mode

180s

Lock Holding Status

Whether to hold a lock when there are lock waits. Value true means to hold a lock.

180s

Locked Object

Object that a lock waits for

180s

Query SQL

SQL query statement

180s

Lock Wait

Whether the backend is currently waiting on a lock. If yes, the value is true.

180s

Current Query Duration

Actual execution duration of the statements by now

180s

Current Query Start Time

Time when the statement starts to be executed

180s

Checking Real-time Queries

In the real-time query area, you can view details on all queries that are currently active in the cluster during a specific time period. To customize the metrics displayed in the list, click the settings button in the top right corner. For details about the metrics, see Table 3.

  • You can click a query ID to view the monitoring details. However, details cannot be displayed for queries whose ID is 0. Query 0 indicates that an exception occurs during the query.
  • To terminate a query, select the query, click Terminate Query, and confirm your operation.
  • The fine-grained permission control function is added. Only users with the operate permission are able to terminate queries. For users with the read-only permission, the Terminate Query button is grayed out.
  • The fast and slow lanes are selected based on the cost in the execution plan. If the optimizer estimates that the memory usage of a statement is greater than 32 MB, the statement enters the slow lane. Otherwise, the statement enters the fast lane.
Table 3 Real-time query metrics

Metric Name

Description

Monitoring Interval (Raw Data)

Query ID

Internal query_ID used for statement execution

60s

Username

Username used for connecting to the backend

60s

Application Name

Name of the application that is connected to the backend

60s

Database Name

Name of the database

60s

Resource Pool

Resource pool used by the user

60s

Submission Time

Time when a query statement is submitted

60s

Blocking Time (ms)

Time when a query statement is blocked

60s

Execution Time (ms)

Time when a query statement is executed

60s

Min. CPU Time (ms)

Minimum CPU time of a statement across all DNs

60s

Max. CPU Time (ms)

Minimum CPU time of a statement across all DNs

60s

CPU Time (ms)

Total CPU time of a statement across all DNs.

60s

CPU Time Skew (%)

CPU time skew of a statement among DNs.

60s

DN Spill Info

Statement spill information on all DNs

60s

Min. DN Data Spill (MB)

Minimum spilled data among all DNs when a spill occurs. The default value is 0.

60s

Max. DN Data Spill (MB)

Maximum spilled data among all DNs when a spill occurs. The default value is 0.

60s

Average Spill to Disk (MB)

Average spilled data among all DNs when a spill occurs. The default value is 0.

60s

DN Spill Skew

DN spill skew when a spill occurs

60s

Statement

Statement executed

60s

Connected CN

CN that is connected

60s

Client IP Address

IP address of the client connected to the backend. A null value suggests a Unix socket connection or an internal server process, such as autovacuum.

60s

Lane

Fast or slow lane

60s

Query Status
Here are the different query statuses:
  • idle: The backend is waiting for new client commands.
  • retrying: The background is retrying the query.
  • active: The backend is executing queries.
  • idle in transaction: The backend is in a transaction, but there is no statement being executed in the transaction.
  • idle in transaction (aborted): The backend is in a transaction, but there are statements failed in the transaction.
  • fastpath function call: The backend is executing a fast-path function.

60s

Session ID

ID of a session

60s

Queuing Status

Queuing status

60s

Task Type

Job type, which can be set using the guc parameter query_band. The default value is a null string.

60s

Task Name

Job name

60s

Instance

Task instance

60s

Host Name

Host name of the connected client, as reported by a reverse DNS lookup of client_addr. This column will only be non-null for IP connections, and only when log_hostname is enabled.

60s

TCP Port

TCP port number used by the client to communicate with the backend. If the Unix socket is used, the value is -1.

60s

Waiting

Whether the query waits

60s

Estimated Execution Time (ms)

Estimated execution time of the statement.

60s

Estimated Time Remaining (ms)

Estimated remaining execution time of the statement

60s

cgroup

Cgroup used by the statement

60s

Min. Peak DN Memory (MB)

Minimum memory peak of a statement across all DNs.

60s

Max. Peak DN Memory (MB)

Maximum memory peak of a statement across all DNs.

60s

Average Memory Usage (MB)

Average memory usage during statement execution.

60s

DN Memory Usage Skew

Memory usage skew of a statement among DNs.

60s

Estimated Memory Usage (MB)

Estimated memory used by the statement.

60s

Min. DN Execution Time (ms)

Minimum execution time of a statement across all DNs.

60s

Max. DN Execution Time (ms)

Maximum execution time of a statement across all DNs.

60s

Average DN Execution Time (ms)

Average execution time of a statement across all DNs.

60s

DN Execution Time Skew

Execution time skew of a statement among DNs.

60s

Alarms

Alarms related to SQL self-diagnosis tuning

60s

Average Peak IOPS on DN (unit: IOPS for column storage; 10,000 IOPS for row storage)

Average peak IOPS of the statement across all DNs

60s

DN I/O Skew

I/O skew of a statement among DNs.

60s

Statement Status

Real-time running status of the current query statement. The value can be active, idle, idleintransaction, idleintransaction (aborted), fastpathfunctioncall, or disabled.

60s

Statement Attribute

Statement attribute (ordinary, simple, complicated, or internal).

60s

Logical Cluster

Logical cluster of the user running the statement

60s

Viewing Real-time Query Monitoring Details

You can click a query ID to view the query details, including the basic information of query statements, real-time and historical resource consumption, SQL description, and query plan.

Parent Topic: Viewing Monitoring Metrics of a DWS Cluster