Re: [GENERAL] Unable to recovery due missing wal_file

2016-07-04 Thread Martín Marqués
El 04/07/16 a las 01:06, Adrian Klaver escribió: > On 07/03/2016 06:21 PM, Patrick B wrote: >> >> >> Not sure that would have mattered for the reasons below. >> >> You might want to take a look at the below: >> >> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/static/wal.html >> >> In particul

Re: [GENERAL] Unable to recovery due missing wal_file

2016-07-03 Thread Adrian Klaver
On 07/03/2016 06:21 PM, Patrick B wrote: Not sure that would have mattered for the reasons below. You might want to take a look at the below: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/static/wal.html In particular: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/static/wal-intro.html

Re: [GENERAL] Unable to recovery due missing wal_file

2016-07-03 Thread Patrick B
*slave_new:* server that needs a new copy of the DB *slave01:* streaming replication slave *My steps are:* *1.* ssh slave_new *2.* Stop postgres *3.* rm -rf /var/lib/pgsql/9.2/data/* *4.* ssh postgres@slave01 'pg_basebackup --pgdata=- --format=tar --label=slave_new --progress --host=localhost --p

Re: [GENERAL] Unable to recovery due missing wal_file

2016-07-03 Thread Patrick B
pg_basebackup --pgdata=- --format=tar --label=bkp_server --progress --host=localhost --port=5432 --username=replicator --xlog-method=stream Is that right? Once is finished, just need to restart postgres and set the recovery.conf.restored.command? Cheers

Re: [GENERAL] Unable to recovery due missing wal_file

2016-07-03 Thread Patrick B
> > >> > Not sure that would have mattered for the reasons below. > > You might want to take a look at the below: > > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/static/wal.html > > In particular: > > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/static/wal-intro.html > > Short version WAL files are essential to res

Re: [GENERAL] Unable to recovery due missing wal_file

2016-07-03 Thread Adrian Klaver
On 07/03/2016 05:36 PM, Patrick B wrote: I don't have it now! But I didn't know that postgres would need that file! If I knew it, I'd have checked just after pg_basebackup started Not sure that would have mattered for the reasons below. You might want to take a look at the below: https:/

Re: [GENERAL] Unable to recovery due missing wal_file

2016-07-03 Thread Patrick B
I don't have it now! But I didn't know that postgres would need that file! If I knew it, I'd have checked just after pg_basebackup started

Re: [GENERAL] Unable to recovery due missing wal_file

2016-07-03 Thread Adrian Klaver
On 07/03/2016 05:23 PM, Patrick B wrote: Yes, I read that! However, I store the wal_files manually into three different servers. I've double checked the files! I got over 500GB of wal_files when the pg_basebackup finished, and still, wasn't enough. Yes, but did you have the 16MB that are 0

Re: [GENERAL] Unable to recovery due missing wal_file

2016-07-03 Thread Patrick B
Yes, I read that! However, I store the wal_files manually into three different servers. I've double checked the files! I got over 500GB of wal_files when the pg_basebackup finished, and still, wasn't enough. I'll re-do the steps but now using the STREAM option.

Re: [GENERAL] Unable to recovery due missing wal_file

2016-07-03 Thread Adrian Klaver
On 07/03/2016 03:17 PM, Patrick B wrote: One more question: Could I use pg_basebackup (or another tool like RSYNC) and re-sync the data folder only with the missing data? for example... incremental? So I wouldn't need to copy 2TB again? That assumes the needed WAL files are still on the origin

Re: [GENERAL] Unable to recovery due missing wal_file

2016-07-03 Thread Adrian Klaver
On 07/03/2016 02:48 PM, Patrick B wrote: Hi guys, I'm currently using PostgreSQL 9.2. One of my backup servers went down, and I had to re-sync the all the DB. I used pg_basebackup and, of course, at the same time wal_archive. Steps: 1 - Confirm the wal_files are being copied into the new serv

Re: [GENERAL] Unable to recovery due missing wal_file

2016-07-03 Thread Patrick B
One more question: Could I use pg_basebackup (or another tool like RSYNC) and re-sync the data folder only with the missing data? for example... incremental? So I wouldn't need to copy 2TB again?

[GENERAL] Unable to recovery due missing wal_file

2016-07-03 Thread Patrick B
Hi guys, I'm currently using PostgreSQL 9.2. One of my backup servers went down, and I had to re-sync the all the DB. I used pg_basebackup and, of course, at the same time wal_archive. Steps: 1 - Confirm the wal_files are being copied into the new server. 2 - Delete /var/lib/pgsql/9.2/data/* 3