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

Author: Michael Paquier <michael.paquier@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Jeff Janes <jeff.janes@gmail.com>
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'
     </para>
     <para>
      You can retrieve a list of WAL sender processes via the
-     <link linkend="monitoring-stats-views-table">
-     <literal>pg_stat_replication</literal></link> view. Large differences between
+     <xref linkend="pg-stat-replication-view"> view. Large differences between
      <function>pg_current_wal_lsn</function> and the view's <literal>sent_lsn</literal> field
      might indicate that the master server is under heavy load, while
      differences between <literal>sent_lsn</literal> and
      <function>pg_last_wal_receive_lsn</function> on the standby might indicate
      network delay, or that the standby is under heavy load.
     </para>
+    <para>
+     On a hot standby, the status of the WAL receiver process can be retrieved
+     via the <xref linkend="pg-stat-wal-receiver-view"> view.  A large
+     difference between <function>pg_last_wal_replay_lsn</function> and the
+     view's <literal>received_lsn</literal> indicates that WAL is being
+     received faster than it can be replayed.
+    </para>
    </sect3>
   </sect2>