Re: error during PITR

MirrorX <mirrorx(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:

> is it possible that the timestamp that you put there ('2011-12-22 07:27:08') is before the time that you issued the
> command pg_stop_backup? you can check that by looking at the backup.label file where is says when the backup was
> finished.

It is the *backup file that gets sent to the WAL repository where you
will find that information.

backup_label is written during pg_start_backup() and as such, doesn't
know where the ending spot is.

> you can only use point in time recovery after the point when you issued the pg_stop_backup command and the backup was
> finished b/c up to that point you need to recover all the relevant wal archives to bring your database into a
> consistent mode. after that point you can stop at any time since the db is already consistent.
>
> On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Karuna Karpe [via PostgreSQL] <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> ?I doing PITR using following doc.
> http://www.mkyong.com/database/postgresql-point-in-time-recovery-incremental-backup/
>
> But when I am doing recovery till the specific time so I change parameter in recover.conf file.
> i.e. restore_command = 'cp /opt/PostgresPlus/archive/%f %p'
> ????? recovery_target_time = '2011-12-22 07:27:08'
>
> when I restart ppas 9.0 server then I got following error: (this is in log file)
>
> LOG:? database system was shut down at 2011-12-22 08:21:11 IST
> LOG:? starting point-in-time recovery to 2011-12-22 07:27:08+05:30
> LOG:? restored log file "000000010000000000000014" from archive
> LOG:? redo starts at 0/14000070
> LOG:? restored log file "000000010000000000000015" from archive
> LOG:? restored log file "000000010000000000000016" from archive
> LOG:? restored log file "000000010000000000000017" from archive
> LOG:? restored log file "000000010000000000000018" from archive
> LOG:? restored log file "000000010000000000000019" from archive
> LOG:? recovery stopping before commit of transaction 756, time 2011-12-22 07:29:08.152325+05:30
> LOG:? redo done at 0/2423F264
> LOG:? last completed transaction was at log time 2011-12-22 07:26:51.427245+05:30
> FATAL:? requested recovery stop point is before consistent recovery point
> LOG:? startup process (PID 5413) exited with exit code 1
>
> Please let me know what is going wrong in that?
> can any one please give me solution for this problem???
>
> Regards,
> Karuna Karpe.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below:
> http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/error-during-PITR-tp5094221p5094221.html
> To start a new topic under PostgreSQL - admin, email [hidden email]
> To unsubscribe from PostgreSQL - admin, click here.
> NAML
>
> ------------------------------------------
> View this message in context: Re: error during PITR
> Sent from the PostgreSQL - admin mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>

--
Jerry Sievers
Postgres DBA/Development Consulting
e: postgres(dot)consulting(at)comcast(dot)net
p: 305.321.1144