Re: [pgadmin-support] Issue with a hanging apply process on the replica db after vacuum works on primary

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Best regards,
Sergey Shchukin

This looks like more issue for pgsql-general mailing list. 

Possible solutions

1) Set specific autovacuum parameters on the big table. The autovacuum could vacuum table on multiple runs based on the thresholds and cost settings

Example of setting specific values of autovacuum and analyze for table. It should be adjusted for your system, work load, table usage, etc:

alter table "my_schema"."my_big_table" set (fillfactor = 80, autovacuum_enabled = true, autovacuum_vacuum_threshold = 200, autovacuum_analyze_threshold = 400,   autovacuum_vacuum_scale_factor = 0.05, autovacuum_analyze_scale_factor = 0.005, autovacuum_vacuum_cost_delay = 10, autovacuum_vacuum_cost_limit = 5000);

2) Could be to partition the large table on master site and vacuum it partition by partition.

On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 6:42 AM, Sergey Shchukin <shchukin.s.a@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all!

May someone help me with the issue in the apply process on the replica. We have a stream replication and after vacuum stops working with a big table we get a "freeze" in applying data on the replica database. It looks like this:

Tue Feb 24 15:04:51 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607136410456 SLAVE:79607136410456 Replay:79607136339456 :: REPLAY 69 KBytes (00:00:00.294485 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:04:52 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607137892672 SLAVE:79607137715392 Replay:79607137715392 :: REPLAY 173 KBytes (00:00:00.142605 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:04:53 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607139327776 SLAVE:79607139241816 Replay:79607139241816 :: REPLAY 84 KBytes (00:00:00.05223 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:04:54 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607141134776 SLAVE:79607141073344 Replay:79607141080032 :: REPLAY 54 KBytes (00:00:00.010603 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:04:55 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607143085176 SLAVE:79607143026440 Replay:79607143038040 :: REPLAY 46 KBytes (00:00:00.009506 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:04:56 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607145111280 SLAVE:79607145021384 Replay:79607145025664 :: REPLAY 83 KBytes (00:00:00.006795 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:04:57 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607146564424 SLAVE:79607146478336 Replay:79607146501264 :: REPLAY 61 KBytes (00:00:00.00701 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:04:58 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607148160680 SLAVE:79607148108352 Replay:79607147369320 :: REPLAY 773 KBytes (00:00:00.449702 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:04:59 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607150220688 SLAVE:79607150159632 Replay:79607150171312 :: REPLAY 48 KBytes (00:00:00.006594 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:00 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607152365360 SLAVE:79607152262696 Replay:79607152285240 :: REPLAY 78 KBytes (00:00:00.007042 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:02 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607154049848 SLAVE:79607154012624 Replay:79607153446800 :: REPLAY 589 KBytes (00:00:00.513637 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:03 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607155229992 SLAVE:79607155187864 Replay:79607155188312 :: REPLAY 41 KBytes (00:00:00.004773 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:04 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607156833968 SLAVE:79607156764128 Replay:79607156785488 :: REPLAY 47 KBytes (00:00:00.006846 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:05 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607158419848 SLAVE:79607158344856 Replay:79607158396352 :: REPLAY 23 KBytes (00:00:00.005228 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:06 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607160004776 SLAVE:79607159962400 Replay:79607159988888 :: REPLAY 16 KBytes (00:00:00.003162 seconds)
--here apply process just stops

Tue Feb 24 15:05:07 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607161592048 SLAVE:79607161550576 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 592 KBytes (00:00:00.398376 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:08 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607163272840 SLAVE:79607163231384 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 2233 KBytes (00:00:01.446759 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:09 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607164958632 SLAVE:79607164904448 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 3879 KBytes (00:00:02.497181 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:10 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607166819560 SLAVE:79607166777712 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 5697 KBytes (00:00:03.543107 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:11 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607168595280 SLAVE:79607168566536 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 7431 KBytes (00:00:04.589736 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:12 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607170372064 SLAVE:79607170252480 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 9166 KBytes (00:00:05.635918 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:13 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607171829480 SLAVE:79607171714144 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 10589 KBytes (00:00:06.688115 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:14 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607173152488 SLAVE:79607173152488 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 11881 KBytes (00:00:07.736993 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:15 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607174149968 SLAVE:79607174149968 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 12855 KBytes (00:00:08.78538 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:16 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607176448344 SLAVE:79607176252088 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 15100 KBytes (00:00:09.835184 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:17 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607177632216 SLAVE:79607177608224 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 16256 KBytes (00:00:10.926493 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:18 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607179432960 SLAVE:79607179378096 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 18015 KBytes (00:00:11.97989 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:19 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607180893384 SLAVE:79607180874256 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 19441 KBytes (00:00:13.028921 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:20 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607182596224 SLAVE:79607182552272 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 21104 KBytes (00:00:14.079497 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:21 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607183935312 SLAVE:79607183902592 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 22411 KBytes (00:00:15.127679 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:23 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607185165880 SLAVE:79607185094032 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 23613 KBytes (00:00:16.175132 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:24 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607187196920 SLAVE:79607187169368 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 25596 KBytes (00:00:17.221981 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:25 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607188943856 SLAVE:79607188885952 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 27302 KBytes (00:00:18.274362 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:26 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607190489400 SLAVE:79607190443160 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 28812 KBytes (00:00:19.319987 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:27 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607192089312 SLAVE:79607192054048 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 30374 KBytes (00:00:20.372305 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:28 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607193736800 SLAVE:79607193690056 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 31983 KBytes (00:00:21.421359 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:29 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607195968648 SLAVE:79607195901296 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 34163 KBytes (00:00:22.471334 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:30 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607197808840 SLAVE:79607197737720 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 35960 KBytes (00:00:23.52269 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:31 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607199571144 SLAVE:79607199495976 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 37681 KBytes (00:00:24.577615 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:32 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607201206104 SLAVE:79607201100392 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 39277 KBytes (00:00:25.624604 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:33 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607203174208 SLAVE:79607203111136 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 41199 KBytes (00:00:26.67059 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:34 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607204792888 SLAVE:79607204741600 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 42780 KBytes (00:00:27.719088 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:35 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607206453216 SLAVE:79607206409032 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 44401 KBytes (00:00:28.766647 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:05:36 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79607208225344 SLAVE:79607208142176 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 46132 KBytes (00:00:29.811434 seconds)


perf shows the following functions on the top
+  22.50%  postmaster  [kernel.kallsyms]  [k] copy_user_generic_string
+   8.48%  postmaster  postgres           [.] hash_search_with_hash_value


after 10 minutes or so the apply process continue to work

Tue Feb 24 15:13:25 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79608758742560 SLAVE:79608758718008 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 1560309 KBytes (00:08:19.009653 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:13:26 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79608759203608 SLAVE:79608759189680 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 1560759 KBytes (00:08:20.057877 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:13:27 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79608759639680 SLAVE:79608759633224 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 1561185 KBytes (00:08:21.104723 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:13:28 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79608760271200 SLAVE:79608760264128 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 1561802 KBytes (00:08:22.148546 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:13:30 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79608760622920 SLAVE:79608760616656 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 1562145 KBytes (00:08:23.196645 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:13:31 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79608761122040 SLAVE:79608761084584 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 1562633 KBytes (00:08:24.240653 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:13:32 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79608761434200 SLAVE:79608761426080 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 1562938 KBytes (00:08:25.289429 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:13:33 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79608761931008 SLAVE:79608761904808 Replay:79607160986064 :: REPLAY 1563423 KBytes (00:08:26.338498 seconds)
--apply starts
Tue Feb 24 15:13:34 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79608762360568 SLAVE:79608762325712 Replay:79607163554680 :: REPLAY 1561334 KBytes (00:08:25.702423 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:13:35 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79608762891224 SLAVE:79608762885928 Replay:79607166466488 :: REPLAY 1559008 KBytes (00:08:25.011046 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:13:36 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79608763681920 SLAVE:79608763667256 Replay:79607167054056 :: REPLAY 1559207 KBytes (00:08:25.827531 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:13:37 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79608764207088 SLAVE:79608764197744 Replay:79607175610296 :: REPLAY 1551364 KBytes (00:08:21.182428 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:13:38 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79608764857920 SLAVE:79608764832432 Replay:79607183599632 :: REPLAY 1544197 KBytes (00:08:16.742467 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:13:39 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79608765323360 SLAVE:79608765281408 Replay:79607186862176 :: REPLAY 1541466 KBytes (00:08:15.569874 seconds)
Tue Feb 24 15:13:40 MSK 2015 Stream: MASTER-masterdb:79608765848240 SLAVE:79608765824520 Replay:79607186862176 :: REPLAY 1541978 KBytes (00:08:16.620932 seconds)


All this is a result of completion of  "vacuum verbose analyze master_table" on the master site

Any help would be appreciated

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Best regards,
Sergey Shchukin

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