PostgreSQL / EDB Monitoring
Last updated: 2026-05-04
XorMon obtains data through SQL protocol.
XorMon requires a database user (typically "xormon") with the view only permissions to collect monitoring data
Collected Metrics
Subsystem
Metric
Database
Configuration
DB size
yes
Main
yes
BG writer
Buffers
yes
Checkpoints
yes
Throughput
Blocks
yes
Tuples
yes
Temp
yes
Sessions
Active
yes
Disabled
yes
Fastpath
yes
Idle
yes
Locks
Held
yes
Awaited
yes
Deadlocks
yes
SQL query
User
yes
Cursors
yes
Wait events
LWLockNamed
yes
LWLLockTranche
yes
Lock
yes
BufferPin
yes
Vacuum
Phase
yes
Ratio
Cache hit
yes
Commit
yes
Examples
Summary
Throughput
DB size