Thread: Postgres takes more than 6 minutes to come up during host/standby switch over
Hello!
We are using postgres version 9.2.4
Our system works in hot/standby mode. There were multiple table with multiple entries in the postgres sql database. During high load transaction, when hot/standby switchover happened. At times it took more than 6 minutes to come up in the standby.
Can anyone help to understand the reason why postgres took so much time. Is there anyway to optimise the switchover.
If required we can share Postgres logs!
Here is the sample logs:
Admin2:
postgresql-2019-11-14_000000.log:2019-11-14 01:55:48.456 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_015724.log:2019-11-14 01:57:24.703 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:02:36:247
postgresql-2019-11-14_024053.log:2019-11-14 04:54:03.771 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_050023.log:2019-11-14 05:00:23.346 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:19:575
postgresql-2019-11-14_050023.log:2019-11-14 05:16:41.574 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_052300.log:2019-11-14 05:23:00.681 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:19:107
postgresql-2019-11-14_052300.log:2019-11-14 05:39:10.682 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_054529.log:2019-11-14 05:45:29.030 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:18:348
postgresql-2019-11-14_054529.log:2019-11-14 06:01:37.178 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_060752.log:2019-11-14 06:07:52.763 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:15:585
postgresql-2019-11-14_060752.log:2019-11-14 06:24:03.038 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_063019.log:2019-11-14 06:30:19.919 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:16:881
Admin1:
postgresql-2019-11-14_023941.log:2019-11-14 04:44:33.041 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_044917.log:2019-11-14 04:49:17.444 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:04:33:403
postgresql-2019-11-14_044917.log:2019-11-14 05:05:22.645 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_051142.log:2019-11-14 05:11:42.154 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:19:509
postgresql-2019-11-14_051142.log:2019-11-14 05:27:57.913 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_053415.log:2019-11-14 05:34:15.305 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:18:392
postgresql-2019-11-14_053415.log:2019-11-14 05:50:24.466 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_055654.log:2019-11-14 05:56:54.619 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:30:153
postgresql-2019-11-14_055654.log:2019-11-14 06:12:49.944 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_061919.log:2019-11-14 06:19:19.795 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:30:851
postgresql-2019-11-14_061919.log:2019-11-14 06:35:15.341 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_064133.log:2019-11-14 06:41:33.872 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:18:531
Thanks!
RE: Postgres takes more than 6 minutes to come up during host/standby switch over
Hi Greg and all,
Thank you for the quick response and valuable suggestion!
We understand for the postgres version 9.2.4, there is no support and we would prefer to upgrade to the current version.
So we would like to know if we upgrade to latest version will it be smooth upgrade? Do you suspect any issues during upgrade and factors to be considered? For example any of API name or format would change in the latest version?
Kindly suggest and advice
Thanks!
From: Greg Clough <Greg.Clough@ihsmarkit.com>
Sent: 28 November 2019 19:24
To: RideNext <rntac.support@ridenext.co.in>
Subject: RE: Postgres takes more than 6 minutes to come up during host/standby switch over
I presume you're aware that 9.2.4 is over 6 years out of date, and v9.2.x has been unsupported for 2 years:
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/release-9-2-4.html
Upgrading this to a current version that has security patches should be your first priority... then, after that you can consider reducing the checkpoint_timeout and increasing the checkpoint_completion_target = 0.9.
https://www.2ndquadrant.com/en/blog/basics-of-tuning-checkpoints/
It could be something else, so check in the postgresql.log to see what's causing the startup to be slow.
Regards,
Greg.
From: RideNext <rntac.support@ridenext.co.in>
Sent: 28 November 2019 06:53
To: pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Postgres takes more than 6 minutes to come up during host/standby switch over
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Hello!
We are using postgres version 9.2.4
Our system works in hot/standby mode. There were multiple table with multiple entries in the postgres sql database. During high load transaction, when hot/standby switchover happened. At times it took more than 6 minutes to come up in the standby.
Can anyone help to understand the reason why postgres took so much time. Is there anyway to optimise the switchover.
If required we can share Postgres logs!
Here is the sample logs:
Admin2:
postgresql-2019-11-14_000000.log:2019-11-14 01:55:48.456 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_015724.log:2019-11-14 01:57:24.703 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:02:36:247
postgresql-2019-11-14_024053.log:2019-11-14 04:54:03.771 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_050023.log:2019-11-14 05:00:23.346 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:19:575
postgresql-2019-11-14_050023.log:2019-11-14 05:16:41.574 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_052300.log:2019-11-14 05:23:00.681 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:19:107
postgresql-2019-11-14_052300.log:2019-11-14 05:39:10.682 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_054529.log:2019-11-14 05:45:29.030 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:18:348
postgresql-2019-11-14_054529.log:2019-11-14 06:01:37.178 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_060752.log:2019-11-14 06:07:52.763 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:15:585
postgresql-2019-11-14_060752.log:2019-11-14 06:24:03.038 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_063019.log:2019-11-14 06:30:19.919 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:16:881
Admin1:
postgresql-2019-11-14_023941.log:2019-11-14 04:44:33.041 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_044917.log:2019-11-14 04:49:17.444 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:04:33:403
postgresql-2019-11-14_044917.log:2019-11-14 05:05:22.645 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_051142.log:2019-11-14 05:11:42.154 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:19:509
postgresql-2019-11-14_051142.log:2019-11-14 05:27:57.913 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_053415.log:2019-11-14 05:34:15.305 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:18:392
postgresql-2019-11-14_053415.log:2019-11-14 05:50:24.466 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_055654.log:2019-11-14 05:56:54.619 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:30:153
postgresql-2019-11-14_055654.log:2019-11-14 06:12:49.944 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_061919.log:2019-11-14 06:19:19.795 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:30:851
postgresql-2019-11-14_061919.log:2019-11-14 06:35:15.341 GMT FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
postgresql-2019-11-14_064133.log:2019-11-14 06:41:33.872 GMT LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
00:06:18:531
Thanks!
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RE: Postgres takes more than 6 minutes to come up during host/standby switch over
Hi Greg, Thank you for the quick response and suggestions. Thanks! -----Original Message----- From: Greg Clough <Greg.Clough@ihsmarkit.com> Sent: 05 December 2019 19:27 To: RideNext <rntac.support@ridenext.co.in> Cc: pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org Subject: RE: Postgres takes more than 6 minutes to come up during host/standby switch over > So we would like to know if we upgrade to latest version will it be > smooth upgrade? Do you suspect any issues during upgrade and factors > to be considered? For example any of API name or format would change > in the latest version? Major upgrades require testing and if you're jumping from 9.2 to 12, then you're skipping ahead 7 major releases... so it will be a large undertaking to validate your application, but you should start ASAP so you can move to an environment that's secure. If PostgreSQL is that old then I suspect your OS is also quite old, and won't have fixes for major things like Heartbleed, etc. https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/upgrading.html If you're unsure on how to build new servers and then migrate the data, then this is something I would suggest you need to hire a consultant to help with. In either case, this isn't a PostgreSQL bug so let's close this thread, and if you want to post into a different forum then choose something like pgsql-admin or pgsql-general: https://www.postgresql.org/list/ Regards, Greg. ________________________________ This e-mail, including accompanying communications and attachments, is strictly confidential and only for the intended recipient. Any retention, use or disclosure not expressly authorised by IHSMarkit is prohibited. This email is subject to all waivers and other terms at the following link: https://ihsmarkit.com/Legal/EmailDisclaimer.html Please visit www.ihsmarkit.com/about/contact-us.html for contact information on our offices worldwide.