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Wording changes for continuous archving, per Simon.
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.446 2006/09/20 22:48:47 momjian Exp $ -->
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.447 2006/09/21 03:12:58 momjian Exp $ -->
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<para>
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This release adds many improvements to commands and database
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facilities that were requested by users. Rather than adding a
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few new features, this release makes many features from previous
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releases easier to use. For example, it is now much easier to
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create standby point-in-time-recovery (PITR) servers. Many
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facilities that were requested by users. Rather than adding
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a few new features, this release makes many features from
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previous releases easier to use. For example, there are now
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additional controls for continuous archiving. Many
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performance bottlenecks have been eliminated, allowing more
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functionality to be enabled by default. Various additions will
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make porting from other databases easier. The changes in this
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release continue the <productname>PostgreSQL</> tradition of
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being not only the most advanced open source database, but also
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the easiest to use.
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functionality to be enabled by default. Various additions
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will make porting from other databases easier. The changes
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in this release continue the <productname>PostgreSQL</>
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tradition of being not only the most advanced open source
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database, but also the easiest to use.
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Allow a forced switch to a new xlog file (Simon Riggs, Tom)
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Allow a forced switch to a new xlog file (Simon, Tom)
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This is valuable for keeping <acronym>PITR</> standby
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servers in sync with the master. xlog file switching also
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happens automatically during <function>pg_stop_backup()</>.
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This ensures that <acronym>PITR</> servers have all xlog
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This is valuable for keeping continuous archiving servers
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in sync with the master. xlog file switching also happens
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automatically during <function>pg_stop_backup()</>. This
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ensures that continuous archiving servers have all xlog
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files needed for recovery.
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Add <acronym>WAL</> informational functions (Simon Riggs)
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Add <acronym>WAL</> informational functions (Simon)
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Allow <acronym>WAL</> replay to be restored quicker in case
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of a crash (Simon Riggs)
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of a crash (Simon)
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The server now does periodic checkpoints during <acronym>WAL</>
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recovery, so if there is a crash, future <acronym>WAL</>
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recovery is shortened. This also eliminates the need for
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<acronym>PITR</> standby servers to replay the entire log
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since the base backup if they crash.
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continuous archive servers to replay the entire log since the
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base backup if they crash.
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Add <varname>archive_timeout</> to force xlog file switches
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at a given interval (Simon Riggs)
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at a given interval (Simon)
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This enforces a maximum delay for <acronym>PITR</> standby
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servers.
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This enforces a maximum delay for continuous archive servers.
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