Re: Backup history file should be replicated in Streaming Replication?

From: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Backup history file should be replicated in Streaming Replication?
Date: 2009-11-26 07:55:39
Message-ID: 4B0E347B.2010909@enterprisedb.com
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Fujii Masao wrote:
> In current SR, since a backup history file is not replicated,
> the standby always starts an archive recovery without a backup
> history file, and a wrong minRecoveryPoint might be used. This
> is not a problem for SR itself, but would cause trouble when
> SR cooperates with Hot Standby.

But the backup history file is included in the base backup you start
replication from, right? After that, minRecoveryPoint is stored in the
control file and advanced as the recovery progresses.

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Heikki Linnakangas
EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com

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