From: | Jerry Sievers <gsievers19(at)comcast(dot)net> |
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To: | Virupaksha Kanjilal <v(dot)kanjilal(at)gmail(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: WAL files required to make base backup consistent |
Date: | 2013-05-28 22:03:41 |
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Virupaksha Kanjilal <v(dot)kanjilal(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> Hi
>
> I perform a pg_basebackup with tar option and do not bring in the WAL segments created during the backup. Now I want
> to make the backup a consistent copy and for that I need the WAL segments. How can I know which all WAL segments to
> apply to bring the backup to a consistent state?
Look in your WAL repository for files named *.backup.
The prefix part will match the name of a regular WALf file from when
the backup was started and the .backup file itself will contain some
human readable text indicating the last WAL segment that you'll need
for a consistent recovery.
HTH
> Thanks
> Viru
>
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