Re: [WIP] pg_ping utility - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: [WIP] pg_ping utility
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Msg-id 50B38A23.6020200@gmx.net
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In response to Re: [WIP] pg_ping utility  (Michael Paquier <michael.paquier@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: [WIP] pg_ping utility
Re: [WIP] pg_ping utility
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On 11/23/12 9:48 AM, Michael Paquier wrote:
> We waited a couple of days for feedback for this feature. So based on
> all the comments provided by everybody on this thread, perhaps we should
> move on and implement the options that would make pg_ping a better
> wrapper for PQPing. Comments?

Personally, I still don't see the general utility of this.  For
monitoring, psql -c 'select 1' is much more useful.  For network
analysis, you can use network analysis tools.  The niche for pg_ping in
between those is so narrow that I cannot see it.




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