Re: Pgbackrest changing RepoServer to new one

On Thu, Oct 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM KK CHN <kkchn(dot)in(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> List,
>
> I am in need of changing Repo Server of an existing working pgbackrest
> setup(RHEL 9.3 , pgbackrest 2.52.1 database version 16)
>
> *I have googled, got the information that I need to do *
>
> 1. First shutdown the Postgre Server cluster/instance. ( This is a
> production server, downtime permissions required if need to do so)
>
> 2 stop the stanza and delete the stanza
>
> 3. Then recreate the stanza with the same name from the new Repo Server.
>
> In need to change the RepoServer due to the storage limitations on the
> RepoServer forced to move to a large Repo Server.
>
> Can I bypass the step1 ( shutdown the postgreserver ?) and do step 2 and
> step 3, will this action stalemate the entire DB server and backup setup.
>
> Request your valuable guidance and advice.
>

repo entries in pgbackrest.conf are numbered. "Just" add repo2-xxxx
entries to your existing pgbackrest.conf, and then add "--repo=2" to your
existing pgbackrest commands.

(That *should* work. I've never had to try it.)

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