Re: [GENERAL] pg_basebackup and checkpoints

2014-02-05 Thread Magnus Hagander
On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Alan Nilsson wrote: > I tried (and finally succeeded) to do a base backup tonight using > pg_basebackup. I was backing up a server that had no activity on it. The > backup connected but no data was transferring, both ends sitting idle. It > finally occurred to

[GENERAL] pg_basebackup and checkpoints

2014-02-05 Thread Alan Nilsson
I tried (and finally succeeded) to do a base backup tonight using pg_basebackup. I was backing up a server that had no activity on it. The backup connected but no data was transferring, both ends sitting idle. It finally occurred to me to try a manual checkpoint and it then the backup took