Supported Postgres extensions

BigAnimal supports a number of Postgres extensions, which you can install on your cluster.

EDB Postgres extensions

EDB develops and maintains several extensions. These include:

  • EDB Advanced Storage Pack Provides advanced storage options for PostgreSQL databases in the form of table access method (TAM) extensions. These storage options can enhance the performance and reliability of databases without requiring application changes.

    The TAM extensions included in the Advanced Storage Pack include:

    • Autocluster Provides faster access to clustered data by keeping track of the last inserted row for any value in a side table.

    • Refdata Can provide performance gains of 5-10% and increased scalability.

  • EDB Postgres Tuner Provides safe recommendations that maximize the use of available resources.

Foreign data wrappers

BigAnimal supports enhanced mongo_fdw and mysql_fdw foreign data wrapper extensions. They allow you to connect your Postgres database server to external data sources.

The enhanced versions of the mongo_fdw and mysql_fdw extensions are intended to support additional EDB Postgres Advanced Server capabilities. See: