Re: Confused by the behavior of pg_basebackup with replication slot - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Julien Rouhaud
Subject Re: Confused by the behavior of pg_basebackup with replication slot
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Msg-id 56ED69C4.5090900@dalibo.com
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In response to Re: Confused by the behavior of pg_basebackup with replication slot  (Julien Rouhaud <julien.rouhaud@dalibo.com>)
Responses Re: Confused by the behavior of pg_basebackup with replication slot  ("Yi, Yi" <yiy@cn.fujitsu.com>)
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On 19/03/2016 15:58, Julien Rouhaud wrote:
> 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
>

Sorry I sent the mail a little too fast. The list is at the end of the page.

> Regards.
>
>> Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>>
>> Best Regards.
>>
>
>


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