Remediation Guide for GCP PostgreSQL Log Planner Stats Plugin (#681)

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+# GOOGLE / SQL / PostgreSQL Log Planner Stats Disabled
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+## Quick Info
+
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+| **Plugin Title** | PostgreSQL Log Planner Stats Disabled |
+| **Cloud** | GOOGLE |
+| **Category** | SQL |
+| **Description** | Ensures SQL instances for PostgreSQL type have log_planner_stats flag set to "off". |
+| **More Info** | Logging planner performance statistics can lead to an increased amount of logs and can impact performance. It is recommended that the "log_planner_stats" flag is set to off to avoid performance issues caused by excessive logging. |
+| **GOOGLE Link** | https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/flags |
+| **Recommended Action** | Ensure that log_planner_stats flag is disabled for all PostgreSQL instances. |
+
+## Detailed Remediation Steps
+1. Log into the Google Cloud Platform Console.
+2. Scroll down the left navigation panel and click on "SQL". </br> <img src="/resources/google/sql/postgresql-log-planner-stats/step2.png">
+3. On the "SQL" page, click on the three dots next to the name of the PostgreSQL Instance which needs to be verified whether it has the log_planner_stats flag enabled or not and click on "Edit".</br> <img src="/resources/google/sql/postgresql-log-planner-stats/step3.png"/>
+4. On the "Edit" instance page, scroll down and click on the arrow next to the "Flags" section and check if the log_planner_stats flag is set to "on". If the value is not set, the PostgreSQL instance has the log_planner_stats flag disabled. </br> <img src="/resources/google/sql/postgresql-log-planner-stats/step4.png"/>
+5. Repeat steps number 3-4 to check other PostgreSQL Instances in the project.</br>
+6. Navigate to "SQL" and click on it. Click on the three dots next to the name of the PostgreSQL Instance which has log_planner_stats flag enabled and click "Edit".</br> <img src="/resources/google/sql/postgresql-log-planner-stats/step3.png"/>
+7. On the Edit Instance page, scroll down to the Flags section, expand it and set the value for log_planner_stats flag to "off" or click on the trash icon to remove it altogether. Then click "Save".</br> <img src="/resources/google/sql/postgresql-log-planner-stats/step7.png"/>
+8. Repeat steps number 7-8 to disable log_planner_stats flag for all other PostgreSQL Instances in the project.</br>