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From Fujii Masao
Subject Re: [PATCH] Timestamp for a XLOG_BACKUP_END WAL-record
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Msg-id CAHGQGwHSdFafrAEAW6Jep_XLnGBNsFJkDf1gYar6fAoPU=AdFQ@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: [PATCH] Timestamp for a XLOG_BACKUP_END WAL-record  ("Andrey V. Lepikhov" <a.lepikhov@postgrespro.ru>)
Responses Re: [PATCH] Timestamp for a XLOG_BACKUP_END WAL-record  ("Andrey V. Lepikhov" <a.lepikhov@postgrespro.ru>)
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On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 6:41 PM, Andrey V. Lepikhov
<a.lepikhov@postgrespro.ru> wrote:
>
>
> On 10.07.2018 06:45, Andres Freund wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 2018-07-10 06:41:32 +0500, Andrey V. Lepikhov wrote:
>>>
>>> This functionality is needed in practice when we have to determine a
>>> recovery time of specific backup.
>>
>>
>> What do you mean by "recovery time of specific backup"?
>>
>
> recovery time - is a time point where backup of PostgreSQL database instance
> was made.
> Performing database recovery, we want to know what point in time the
> restored database will correspond to.
> This functionality refers to improving the usability of pg_basebackup and
> pg_probackup utilities.

Why don't you use a backup history file for that purpose?

Regards,

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Fujii Masao

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