Thread: Preliminary PITR documentation available
People have been complaining (not without reason) that without any documentation they can hardly test the new PITR code. I have hacked up and committed some rough docs that should be enough for testing. They're on-line now at http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/sgml/backup-online.html and should within a few hours be visible at http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/backup-online.html (but right now the latter page contains only an introductory blurb). regards, tom lane
> People have been complaining (not without reason) that without any > documentation they can hardly test the new PITR code. I have hacked > up and committed some rough docs that should be enough for testing. > They're on-line now at > http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/sgml/backup-online.html > and should within a few hours be visible at > http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/backup-online.html > (but right now the latter page contains only an introductory blurb). I love this: "The ability to restore the database to a previous point in time creates some complexities that are akin to science-fiction stories about time travel and parallel universes." Awesome :) Chris
I thought Simon was going to give us some docs for PITR. Did he or did you have to write up your own? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Lane wrote: > People have been complaining (not without reason) that without any > documentation they can hardly test the new PITR code. I have hacked > up and committed some rough docs that should be enough for testing. > They're on-line now at > http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/sgml/backup-online.html > and should within a few hours be visible at > http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/backup-online.html > (but right now the latter page contains only an introductory blurb). > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command > (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo@postgresql.org) > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001+ If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania19073
Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au> writes:
> I love this:
> "The ability to restore the database to a previous point in time creates
> some complexities that are akin to science-fiction stories about time
> travel and parallel universes."
Well, the code *works* but I'm not entirely sure how to explain the
feature. These are just rough docs ... feel free to step up and do
better ...
regards, tom lane
Certainly gave me a chuckle. Technical documentation with humour...now the product has *everything*. Mark Quoting Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>: > Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au> writes: > > I love this: > > > "The ability to restore the database to a previous point in time creates > > some complexities that are akin to science-fiction stories about time > > travel and parallel universes." > > Well, the code *works* but I'm not entirely sure how to explain the > feature. These are just rough docs ... feel free to step up and do > better ... > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings >
Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote: >> People have been complaining (not without reason) that without any >> documentation they can hardly test the new PITR code. I have hacked >> up and committed some rough docs that should be enough for testing. >> They're on-line now at >> http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/sgml/backup-online.html >> and should within a few hours be visible at >> http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/backup-online.html >> (but right now the latter page contains only an introductory blurb). > > I love this: > > "The ability to restore the database to a previous point in time creates > some complexities that are akin to science-fiction stories about time > travel and parallel universes." Is it science-fiction, or just relativity? Mike Mascari
On Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 11:27:35PM -0400 I heard the voice of Mike Mascari, and lo! it spake thus: > Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote: > > >"The ability to restore the database to a previous point in time creates > >some complexities that are akin to science-fiction stories about time > >travel and parallel universes." > > Is it science-fiction, or just relativity? Depends on how fast you read it. -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet"