pgnodemx
Capture node OS metrics via SQL queries
Repository
CrunchyData/pgnodemx
https://github.com/CrunchyData/pgnodemx
Source
pgnodemx-1.7.tar.gz
pgnodemx-1.7.tar.gz
Overview
| Package | Version | Category | License | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
pgnodemx | 1.7 | STAT | Apache-2.0 | C |
| ID | Extension | Bin | Lib | Load | Create | Trust | Reloc | Schema |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6440 | pgnodemx | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | - |
| 6450 | pg_proctab | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | - |
| Related | system_stats pg_wait_sampling pgsentinel pgmeminfo pgfincore prioritize pg_buffercache |
|---|
Version
| Type | Repo | Version | PG Ver | Package | Deps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXT | PIGSTY | 1.7 | 1817161514 | pgnodemx | - |
| RPM | PIGSTY | 1.7 | 1817161514 | pgnodemx_$v | - |
| DEB | PIGSTY | 1.7 | 1817161514 | postgresql-$v-pgnodemx | - |
Build
You can build the RPM / DEB packages for pgnodemx using pig build:
pig build pkg pgnodemx # build RPM / DEB packages
Install
You can install pgnodemx directly. First, make sure the PGDG and PIGSTY repositories are added and enabled:
pig repo add pgsql -u # Add repo and update cache
Install the extension using pig or apt/yum/dnf:
pig install pgnodemx; # Install for current active PG version
pig ext install -y pgnodemx -v 18 # PG 18
pig ext install -y pgnodemx -v 17 # PG 17
pig ext install -y pgnodemx -v 16 # PG 16
pig ext install -y pgnodemx -v 15 # PG 15
pig ext install -y pgnodemx -v 14 # PG 14
dnf install -y pgnodemx_18 # PG 18
dnf install -y pgnodemx_17 # PG 17
dnf install -y pgnodemx_16 # PG 16
dnf install -y pgnodemx_15 # PG 15
dnf install -y pgnodemx_14 # PG 14
apt install -y postgresql-18-pgnodemx # PG 18
apt install -y postgresql-17-pgnodemx # PG 17
apt install -y postgresql-16-pgnodemx # PG 16
apt install -y postgresql-15-pgnodemx # PG 15
apt install -y postgresql-14-pgnodemx # PG 14
Create Extension:
CREATE EXTENSION pgnodemx;
Usage
pgnodemx: SQL functions to access node OS metrics from PostgreSQL
pgnodemx provides SQL access to OS-level metrics including cgroup statistics, /proc filesystem data, and system information. Requires pg_monitor role membership.
cgroup Functions
-- Check cgroup support status
SELECT current_setting('pgnodemx.cgroup_enabled');
SELECT cgroup_mode(); -- 'legacy', 'unified', 'hybrid', or 'disabled'
-- Read cgroup scalar values
SELECT cgroup_scalar_bigint('memory.current');
SELECT cgroup_scalar_float8('cpu.uclamp.max');
SELECT cgroup_scalar_text('cgroup.type');
-- Read cgroup key-value files
SELECT * FROM cgroup_setof_kv('memory.stat');
SELECT * FROM cgroup_setof_kv('cpu.stat');
-- Read cgroup nested key-value files
SELECT * FROM cgroup_setof_nkv('memory.pressure');
SELECT * FROM cgroup_setof_nkv('cpu.pressure');
-- Get cgroup paths and process count
SELECT * FROM cgroup_path();
SELECT cgroup_process_count();
/proc Functions
SELECT * FROM proc_diskstats(); -- /proc/diskstats
SELECT * FROM proc_mountinfo(); -- /proc/self/mountinfo
SELECT * FROM proc_meminfo(); -- /proc/meminfo
SELECT * FROM proc_network_stats(); -- /proc/self/net/dev
SELECT * FROM proc_pid_io(); -- /proc/<pid>/io for all PG processes
SELECT * FROM proc_pid_cmdline(); -- command line for all PG processes
SELECT * FROM proc_pid_stat(); -- /proc/<pid>/stat for all PG processes
SELECT * FROM proc_cputime(); -- first line of /proc/stat
SELECT * FROM proc_loadavg(); -- /proc/loadavg
System Information
SELECT * FROM fsinfo('/pgdata'); -- filesystem info for a path
SELECT fips_mode(); -- OpenSSL FIPS mode status
SELECT openssl_version(); -- OpenSSL version
SELECT exec_path(); -- current PostgreSQL executable path
SELECT kpages_to_bytes(1024); -- convert kernel pages to bytes
SELECT * FROM stat_file('/path'); -- file uid, gid, mode info
Environment Variables
SELECT envvar_text('PGDATA');
SELECT envvar_bigint('PGPORT');
Kubernetes DownwardAPI
SELECT * FROM kdapi_setof_kv('labels');
SELECT kdapi_scalar_bigint('cpu_limit');
Configuration
| Parameter | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
pgnodemx.cgroup_enabled | on | Enable cgroup functions |
pgnodemx.containerized | off | Force containerized cgroup paths |
pgnodemx.cgrouproot | /sys/fs/cgroup | cgroup mount location |
pgnodemx.kdapi_enabled | on | Enable Kubernetes DownwardAPI |
pgnodemx.kdapi_path | /etc/podinfo | DownwardAPI files location |
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