Installing EDB OTEL

To install and enable the edb_otel extension, use the steps that follow.

The edb_otel extension is available only for PostgreSQL version 17 on RHEL 9.

Installing the package

Prerequisites

Before you begin the installation process:

• Install Postgres. See:

  • Installing EDB Postgres Advanced Server

  • Installing PostgreSQL

  • Installing EDB Postgres Extended Server

• Set up the repository.

  Setting up the repository is a one-time task. If you've already set up your repository, you don't need to perform this step.

  To set up the repository, go to EDB repositories and follow the instructions provided there.

Install the package

The syntax to install edb_otel on EDB Postgres Advanced Server and EDB Postgres Extended is:

# For EDB Postgres Advanced Server:
sudo <package-manager> -y install edb-as<postgres_version>-edb_otel

# For EDB Postgres Extended:
sudo <package-maanger> -y install edb-postgresextended<postgres_version>-edb_otel

Where:

• <package-manager> is the package manager used with your operating system:

  Package manager	Operating system
  dnf	RHEL 9 and derivatives

• <postgres_version> is the version of Postgres you're using.

For example, to install the latest version of edb_otel for EDB Postgres Advanced Server 17 on a RHEL 9 platform:

sudo dnf -y install edb-as17-edb_otel

The syntax to install edb_otel on PostgreSQL is:

# For RHEL 9 and its derivatives:
sudo dnf -y install edb_otel_<postgres_version>

Where <postgres_version> is the version of PostgreSQL you're using.

Enabling the extension

To enable the extension:

1. Edit the postgresql.conf file, modifying the shared_preload_libraries parameter:

   → WrapCopy

   shared_preload_libraries = '$libdir/edb_otel'

2. Restart the Postgres server.

3. Create the edb_otel extension in your database:

   → WrapCopy

   # Connect to your database using psql
   psql -d postgres -U enterprisedb
   # Create the extension
   CREATE EXTENSION edb_otel;