| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Brad Nicholson <bnichols(at)ca(dot)afilias(dot)info> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: autovacuum and immediate shutdown issues |
| Date: | 2009-10-19 16:44:15 |
| Message-ID: | 7211.1255970655@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Brad Nicholson <bnichols(at)ca(dot)afilias(dot)info> writes:
> On Mon, 2009-10-19 at 12:07 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>> That seems like a fundamentally stupid idea, unless you are unconcerned
>> with the time and cost of getting the DB running again, which seemingly
>> you are.
> I disagree that this is fundamentally stupid. We are talking about a
> situation where the server is about to die, HA solution kicks in and
> moves it to standby.
Moving it to standby immediately is a good idea, but it does not follow
that you need to hit the DB over the head with a hammer. A fast-mode
shutdown seems perfectly adequate. If it isn't, you're going to need
nontrivial recovery effort anyhow.
regards, tom lane
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