Wait Event Description
A wait event in PostgreSQL is a fundamental concept used in performance monitoring and tuning.
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A wait event in PostgreSQL is a fundamental concept used in performance monitoring and tuning.
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It represents a situation where a process is pausing its operation, waiting for a certain condition to be met or a resource to become available.
By analyzing these wait events, users can identify what resources or conditions are causing delays.
In the dashboard, located in the bottom left, you'll find an option that allows you to group the workload by wait events.
Accompanying each wait event is a question mark icon, which, when hovered over, reveals a description of the event.
Given the extensive variety of wait events in PostgreSQL, as detailed in the , merely knowing the event's name may not suffice for a comprehensive understanding of what happened.
PostgreSQL categorizes wait events into various types, such as I/O waits, lock waits, network waits, and more.
A wait event type refers to a specific category under which various wait events are classified. These types represent different kinds of operations or resources that a database process may need to wait for during its execution.
In the dashboard, you have the flexibility to organize the workload either by wait event types or specific wait events.
