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authorHeikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@iki.fi>2011-01-31 18:13:01 +0200
committerHeikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@iki.fi>2011-01-31 18:25:39 +0200
commit997b48ed96c476650f87ca75d65c9fc1f6273f5a (patch)
tree27db3476068b31f513dd8e74636b29e3a65ed7aa /doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
parent48c9de80283d4bbdf9bec2f2f929b23f1676f8f9 (diff)
Support multiple concurrent pg_basebackup backups.
With this patch, pg_basebackup doesn't write a backup_label file in the data directory, so it doesn't interfere with a pg_start/stop_backup() based backup anymore. backup_label is still included in the backup, but it is injected directly into the tar stream. Heikki Linnakangas, reviewed by Fujii Masao and Magnus Hagander.
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
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+++ b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
@@ -814,12 +814,13 @@ SELECT pg_stop_backup();
<para>
You can also use the <xref linkend="app-pgbasebackup"> tool to take
- the backup, instead of manually copying the files. This tool will take
- care of the <function>pg_start_backup()</>, copy and
+ the backup, instead of manually copying the files. This tool will do
+ the equivalent of <function>pg_start_backup()</>, copy and
<function>pg_stop_backup()</> steps automatically, and transfers the
backup over a regular <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> connection
using the replication protocol, instead of requiring filesystem level
- access.
+ access. pg_basebackup does not interfere with filesystem level backups
+ taken using <function>pg_start_backup()</>/<function>pg_stop_backup()</>.
</para>
<para>