Hello,
On 19/03/2016 15:41, Yi, Yi wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I had an issue with the behavior of pg_basebackup command. I was convinced previously that pg_basebackup command
alwaysmade the binary copy of the database cluster files of the postgres master. However, I recently noticed that
pg_basebackupdid not copy the the replication slot object of the master, in comparison with the fact that the
copy-command-based-backupdid copy the replication slot object. Is this difference designed on purpose ?
>
Yes.
> Considering the difference mentioned above, I'm wandering that is there anything else that the pg_basebackup would
NOTcopy from the master ?
> In other words, what is the no-copying rules of pg_basebackup ?
>
The full list is documented here:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/protocol-replication.html
Regards.
> Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Best Regards.
>
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