Course : PostgreSQL, advanced administration
Practical course - 3d
- 21h00 - Ref. PAA
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 | Deepen your knowledge of PostgreSQL administration |
| Identify optimization techniques |
| Managing connection pools with PostgreSQL |
| Using logs for base monitoring |
| Adapt configuration for better performance |
Intended audience
Database administrators and system administrators.
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of PostgreSQL administration or knowledge equivalent to that provided by the course "PostgreSQL, administration" (ref. PGA).
Practical details
Hands-on work
Discussions, experience sharing, demonstrations, tutorials and case studies.
Teaching methods
Active pedagogy based on examples, demonstrations, experience sharing, case studies and assessment of learning throughout the course.
Course schedule
1 Introducing PostgreSQL
- Brief reminder of PostgreSQL administration.
- Manage multiple instances on the same machine.
Hands-on work
Creating a PostgreSQL instance.
2 Instance creation and administration
- Data directories. Transaction and activity logs.
- Automatic task setup. Volume management.
- Use of storage space.
- Definition of transaction log space.
- Table partitioning. Materialized views.
- Instance administration. Use the system catalog.
- Volume tracking. Connection tracking.
- Transaction tracking.
Hands-on work
Handling PostgreSQL instance directories. Configuration. Log activation and testing.
3 Contributions for the administrator
- pgbench: installation, configuration and use.
- pg_stattuple: table and index status.
- pg_freespacemap: free space status.
- pg_buffercache: memory status.
- pg_stat_statments: information on SQL statements executed.
Hands-on work
Installing and using extensions, using pgbench.
4 Performance and settings (reminders)
- Limit connections.
- Sizing shared memory.
- Sorting and hashing operations.
- Optimize data deletion.
- Optimize transaction log management.
- Refine auto-vacuum with thresholds.
Hands-on work
Continued performance management, the Vacuum Analysis command.
5 Instance supervision
- Activity statistics.
- PgBadger. Analysis of Vacuum activity logs and messages.
- Munin, presentation.
Hands-on work
Using a PostgreSQL log analyzer to obtain comprehensive reports. Monitoring scripts.
6 Advanced connection management
- Connection strings, connection attributes, multi-host connections.
- Pgbouncer. Pool manager installation and configuration.
- Use cases.
- Definitions of connection pools.
Hands-on work
Connection pool management.
7 Complements (global vision)
- Definition of replication and high availability.
- Introduction to native replication.
- Introduction to automatic weighing.
Customer reviews
4,2 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
JÉRÔME B.
22/06/26
5 / 5
A very interesting course, but one that focuses heavily on tweaking settings
MIREILLE M.
22/06/26
3 / 5
The group was certainly not a homogeneous one, but the course was a three-day programme for advanced learners. I’m surprised to be spending more than a day on the lower level. The course materials are fairly comprehensive, but they need to be revised to remove outdated topics and incorrect commands.
GOMES DINA M.
22/06/26
4 / 5
The advanced administration course is very similar to the Level 1 course I did at another organisation. So I’m a bit disappointed for an advanced administration course.
PARTICIPANTS
Database administrators and system administrators.
PREREQUISITES
Good knowledge of PostgreSQL administration or knowledge equivalent to that provided by the course "PostgreSQL, administration" (ref. PGA).
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
Database administrators and system administrators.
PREREQUISITES
Good knowledge of PostgreSQL administration or knowledge equivalent to that provided by the course "PostgreSQL, administration" (ref. PGA).
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.
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This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.