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