Re: Hot standby and xlog on a ramdisk - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Scott R Mead
Subject Re: Hot standby and xlog on a ramdisk
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In response to Re: Hot standby and xlog on a ramdisk  (Tore Halvorsen <tore.halvorsen@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Hot standby and xlog on a ramdisk  (Tore Halvorsen <tore.halvorsen@gmail.com>)
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On 02/04/2016 09:25 AM, Tore Halvorsen wrote:
On 02/04/2016 09:15 AM, Tore Halvorsen wrote:
> Can a hot standby run correctly with the xlog-files on a ramdisk?
>

Yes, but, if you lose any, you'll need to rebuild the standby.


Even if the master and archive contain all the wal files?

If you have the file somewhere, you're okay, whether it's on the master, standby or an archive host.  If you're using log-shipping, you'll need all the WALs.
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