[GENERAL] Hot synchron backup doesn't start

2012-04-04 Thread hans wulf
I'm trying to set up a replication server that shall handle synchronized commits. I stopped my master database, copied all the files to the slave, added a recovery.conf, started the master with synchronized_commit = on and then started the slave. I would prusume because the slave is nearly up t

[GENERAL] 9.1.3 Standby catchup mode

2012-04-06 Thread hans wulf
I am wondering how the catchup mode of a hot synchron slave server works on 9.1.3 if there is no WAL archive. Can the slave only request WALs that are still in the xlog directory of the master server? Or does the master regenerate some kind of fake log for the catchup mode? E.g. in case of a sl

Re: [GENERAL] 9.1.3 Standby catchup mode

2012-04-08 Thread hans wulf
is, but I don't see the need for a WAL archive in sync mode. Can you please explain that? Thanks Original-Nachricht > Datum: Fri, 6 Apr 2012 17:54:54 -0400 > Von: Michael Nolan > An: hans wulf > CC: pgsql-general@postgresql.org > Betreff: Re: [GENERAL] 9.1.3 S