62.2. Snapshots #

62.2.1. Taking a Snapshot #

Before performing this instruction:

To take a snapshot:

  1. Go to snapshots in one of the following ways:

    • Using the monitoring section:

      1. In the navigation panel, go to Monitoring → Profiler → Snapshots.

      2. From Instance, select the instance.

    • Using the configuration section of an instance:

      1. In the navigation panel, go to Infrastructure → Instances.

      2. Click the name of the instance.

      3. In the navigation panel, go to Profiler → Snapshots.

  2. In the top-right corner of the page, click Take snapshot.

  3. Specify parameters of the new snapshot (parameters marked with an asterisk are required):

    • Database: The database for which the snapshot will be taken.

    • Server: The profiler server whose directory will be used to store the snapshot.

    • skip_sizes: Specifies whether to skip the collection of relation sizes when taking the snapshot.

      Possible values:

      • true: The collection of relation sizes will be skipped when taking the snapshot.

      • false: The collection of relation sizes will not be skipped when taking the snapshot.

  4. Click Save.

62.2.2. Viewing Snaphots #

  1. Go to snapshots in one of the following ways:

    • Using the monitoring section:

      1. In the navigation panel, go to Monitoring → Profiler → Snapshots.

      2. From Instance, select the instance.

    • Using the configuration section of an instance:

      1. In the navigation panel, go to Infrastructure → Instances.

      2. Click the name of the instance.

      3. In the navigation panel, go to Profiler → Snapshots.

  2. From Database, select the database.

  3. From Server, select the profiler server.

  4. Click Select.

The table of snapshots with the following columns will be displayed:

  • ID: The unique identifier (ordinal number) of the snapshot.

  • Time: The date and time when the snapshot was created.

  • Sizes were collected: Specifies whether relation sizes were collected when taking the snapshot.

    Possible values:

    • yes

    • no

  • Database stat reset: Specifies whether database statistics were reset when taking the snapshot.

    Possible values:

    • yes

    • no

  • Bgwriter stat reset: Specifies whether bgwriter statistics were reset.

    Possible values:

    • yes

    • no

  • Archiver stat reset: Specifies whether archiver statistics were reset.

    Possible values:

    • yes

    • no