doc: Mention pg_stat_wal_receiver in streaming replication docs
authorPeter Eisentraut
Wed, 1 Nov 2017 18:32:05 +0000 (14:32 -0400)
committerPeter Eisentraut
Wed, 1 Nov 2017 18:32:05 +0000 (14:32 -0400)
Also make the link to pg_stat_replication more precise.

Author: Michael Paquier 
Reviewed-by: Jeff Janes
doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml

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@@ -890,14 +890,20 @@ primary_conninfo = 'host=192.168.1.50 port=5432 user=foo password=foopass'
     
     
      You can retrieve a list of WAL sender processes via the
-     
-     pg_stat_replication view. Large differences between
+      view. Large differences between
      pg_current_wal_lsn and the view's sent_lsn field
      might indicate that the master server is under heavy load, while
      differences between sent_lsn and
      pg_last_wal_receive_lsn on the standby might indicate
      network delay, or that the standby is under heavy load.
     
+    
+     On a hot standby, the status of the WAL receiver process can be retrieved
+     via the  view.  A large
+     difference between pg_last_wal_replay_lsn and the
+     view's received_lsn indicates that WAL is being
+     received faster than it can be replayed.
+