and <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename> must explicitly permit the replication
connection. The server must also be configured
with <xref linkend="guc-max-wal-senders"> set high enough to leave at least
- one session available for the backup.
+ one session available for the backup and one for WAL streaming (if used).
</para>
<para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- There is no guarantee that all WAL files required for the backup are archived
- at the end of backup. If you are planning to use the backup for an archive
- recovery and want to ensure that all required files are available at that moment,
- you need to include them into the backup by using the <literal>-x</> option.
+ If you are using <literal>-X none</>, there is no guarantee that all
+ WAL files required for the backup are archived at the end of backup.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><option>-x</option></term>
- <term><option>--xlog</option></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Using this option is equivalent of using <literal>-X</literal> with
- method <literal>fetch</literal>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-X <replaceable class="parameter">method</replaceable></option></term>
<term><option>--xlog-method=<replaceable class="parameter">method</replaceable></option></term>
<para>
Includes the required transaction log files (WAL files) in the
backup. This will include all transaction logs generated during
- the backup. If this option is specified, it is possible to start
- a postmaster directly in the extracted directory without the need
- to consult the log archive, thus making this a completely standalone
- backup.
+ the backup. Unless the method <literal>none</literal> is specified,
+ it is possible to start a postmaster directly in the extracted
+ directory without the need to consult the log archive, thus
+ making this a completely standalone backup.
</para>
<para>
The following methods for collecting the transaction logs are
supported:
<variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>n</literal></term>
+ <term><literal>none</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Don't include transaction log in the backup.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>f</literal></term>
<term><literal>fetch</literal></term>
named <filename>pg_wal.tar</filename> (if the server is a version
earlier than 10, the file will be named <filename>pg_xlog.tar</filename>).
</para>
+ <para>
+ This value is the default.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
To create a backup of a single-tablespace local database and compress
this with <productname>bzip2</productname>:
<screen>
-<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_basebackup -D - -Ft | bzip2 > backup.tar.bz2</userinput>
+<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_basebackup -D - -Ft -X fetch | bzip2 > backup.tar.bz2</userinput>
</screen>
(This command will fail if there are multiple tablespaces in the
database.)
static bool showprogress = false;
static int verbose = 0;
static int compresslevel = 0;
-static bool includewal = false;
-static bool streamwal = false;
+static bool includewal = true;
+static bool streamwal = true;
static bool fastcheckpoint = false;
static bool writerecoveryconf = false;
static bool do_sync = true;
printf(_(" -S, --slot=SLOTNAME replication slot to use\n"));
printf(_(" -T, --tablespace-mapping=OLDDIR=NEWDIR\n"
" relocate tablespace in OLDDIR to NEWDIR\n"));
- printf(_(" -x, --xlog include required WAL files in backup (fetch mode)\n"));
- printf(_(" -X, --xlog-method=fetch|stream\n"
+ printf(_(" -X, --xlog-method=none|fetch|stream\n"
" include required WAL files with specified method\n"));
printf(_(" --xlogdir=XLOGDIR location for the transaction log directory\n"));
printf(_(" -z, --gzip compress tar output\n"));
*/
if (streamwal && !CheckServerVersionForStreaming(conn))
{
- /* Error message already written in CheckServerVersionForStreaming() */
+ /*
+ * Error message already written in CheckServerVersionForStreaming(),
+ * but add a hint about using -X none.
+ */
+ fprintf(stderr, _("HINT: use -X none or -X fetch to disable log streaming\n"));
disconnect_and_exit(1);
}
{"write-recovery-conf", no_argument, NULL, 'R'},
{"slot", required_argument, NULL, 'S'},
{"tablespace-mapping", required_argument, NULL, 'T'},
- {"xlog", no_argument, NULL, 'x'},
{"xlog-method", required_argument, NULL, 'X'},
{"gzip", no_argument, NULL, 'z'},
{"compress", required_argument, NULL, 'Z'},
atexit(cleanup_directories_atexit);
- while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "D:F:r:RT:xX:l:nNzZ:d:c:h:p:U:s:S:wWvP",
+ while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "D:F:r:RT:X:l:nNzZ:d:c:h:p:U:s:S:wWvP",
long_options, &option_index)) != -1)
{
switch (c)
case 'T':
tablespace_list_append(optarg);
break;
- case 'x':
- if (includewal)
- {
- fprintf(stderr,
- _("%s: cannot specify both --xlog and --xlog-method\n"),
- progname);
- exit(1);
- }
-
- includewal = true;
- streamwal = false;
- break;
case 'X':
- if (includewal)
+ if (strcmp(optarg, "n") == 0 ||
+ strcmp(optarg, "none") == 0)
{
- fprintf(stderr,
- _("%s: cannot specify both --xlog and --xlog-method\n"),
- progname);
- exit(1);
+ includewal = false;
+ streamwal = false;
}
-
- includewal = true;
- if (strcmp(optarg, "f") == 0 ||
+ else if (strcmp(optarg, "f") == 0 ||
strcmp(optarg, "fetch") == 0)
+ {
+ includewal = true;
streamwal = false;
+ }
else if (strcmp(optarg, "s") == 0 ||
strcmp(optarg, "stream") == 0)
+ {
+ includewal = true;
streamwal = true;
+ }
else
{
fprintf(stderr,
- _("%s: invalid xlog-method option \"%s\", must be \"fetch\" or \"stream\"\n"),
+ _("%s: invalid xlog-method option \"%s\", must be \"fetch\", \"stream\" or \"none\"\n"),
progname, optarg);
exit(1);
}
use Config;
use PostgresNode;
use TestLib;
-use Test::More tests => 69;
+use Test::More tests => 71;
program_help_ok('pg_basebackup');
program_version_ok('pg_basebackup');
close FILE;
}
-$node->command_ok([ 'pg_basebackup', '-D', "$tempdir/backup" ],
+$node->command_ok([ 'pg_basebackup', '-D', "$tempdir/backup", '-X', 'none' ],
'pg_basebackup runs');
ok(-f "$tempdir/backup/PG_VERSION", 'backup was created');
qr/^primary_conninfo = '.*port=$port.*'\n/m,
'recovery.conf sets primary_conninfo');
+$node->command_ok([ 'pg_basebackup', '-D', "$tempdir/backupxd" ],
+ 'pg_basebackup runs in default xlog mode');
+ok(grep(/^[0-9A-F]{24}$/, slurp_dir("$tempdir/backupxd/pg_wal")),
+ 'WAL files copied');
+
$node->command_ok(
[ 'pg_basebackup', '-D', "$tempdir/backupxf", '-X', 'fetch' ],
'pg_basebackup -X fetch runs');
print "# Taking pg_basebackup $backup_name from node \"$name\"\n";
TestLib::system_or_bail('pg_basebackup', '-D', $backup_path, '-p', $port,
- '-x', '--no-sync');
+ '--no-sync');
print "# Backup finished\n";
}