From 43e9bab94a8d1d338f19ecadb12f66359b6b5532 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 22:02:08 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Rename Online Backup to Continuous Archiving. --- doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml | 21 +++++++++++---------- doc/src/sgml/config.sgml | 4 ++-- doc/src/sgml/func.sgml | 4 ++-- doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml | 4 ++-- 4 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml index 9245c6278b..6ee26bb9d2 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ Backup and Restore @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.77 2006/02/24 14:03:01 momjian E SQL dump File system level backup - On-line backup + Continuous Archiving Each has its own strengths and weaknesses. @@ -372,11 +372,11 @@ tar -cf backup.tar /usr/local/pgsql/data - - On-line backup and point-in-time recovery (PITR) + + Continuous Archiving and Point-In-Time Recovery (PITR) - on-line backup + continuous archiving @@ -452,7 +452,8 @@ tar -cf backup.tar /usr/local/pgsql/data - To recover successfully using an on-line backup, you need a continuous + To recover successfully using continuous archiving (also called "online + backup" by many database vendors), you need a continuous sequence of archived WAL files that extends back at least as far as the start time of your backup. So to get started, you should set up and test your procedure for archiving WAL files before you take your @@ -783,12 +784,12 @@ SELECT pg_stop_backup(); pg_start_backup or pg_stop_backup, and you will therefore be left to your own devices to keep track of which backup dump is which and how far back the associated WAL files go. - It is generally better to follow the on-line backup procedure above. + It is generally better to follow the continuous archiving procedure above. - Recovering with an On-line Backup + Recovering using a Continuous Archive Backup Okay, the worst has happened and you need to recover from your backup. @@ -1120,11 +1121,11 @@ restore_command = 'copy /mnt/server/archivedir/%f "%p"' # Windows - + Caveats - At this writing, there are several limitations of the on-line backup + At this writing, there are several limitations of the continuous archiving technique. These will probably be fixed in future releases: diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml index dd64ffe3db..710f1b93d1 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ Server Configuration @@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ SET ENABLE_SEQSCAN TO OFF; Turning off this parameter does not affect use of WAL archiving for point-in-time recovery (PITR) - (see ). + (see ). diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml index 8f0975af70..7d18f97602 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ @@ -9808,7 +9808,7 @@ SELECT set_config('log_statement_stats', 'off', false); For details about proper usage of these functions, see - . + . diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml index 576b63e0d2..601a316cdc 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + Reliability and the Write-Ahead Log @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ WAL also makes it possible to support on-line backup and point-in-time recovery, as described in . By archiving the WAL data we can support + linkend="continuous-archiving">. By archiving the WAL data we can support reverting to any time instant covered by the available WAL data: we simply install a prior physical backup of the database, and replay the WAL log just as far as the desired time. What's more, -- 2.40.0