Re: Understanding PG9.0 streaming replication feature

Ben Carbery wrote:
> Thanks for the responses all, I have this working now. I had to create a
> base backup before copying to the standby for replication to start, but the
> main sticking point was actually understanding the terms and concepts
> involved..
>
> I think the Binary Replication Tutorial page on the wiki basically explains
> everything. Unfortunately the actual pg manual is still about as clear as
> mud even though I now have a vague idea of how this all works. I think this
> is worth mentioning given the majority of the pg manual is actually of an
> unusually high standard - probably among the best technical manuals I have
> read in terms of being both comprehensive and concise, so it's a shame that
> this section doesn't meet that standard (IMO). Hopefully this will get a
> rewrite at some point!

Can you give some concrete suggestions on what needs to be added? The
current documentation is here:

http://developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/index.html

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