Re: Inactive replication slots

Hi Jeff,

You are correct. That is what was missing on replica servers. When I set that parameter, slots were active automatically. Thank you.

Regards,
Teja.

Thanks and Regards,
J. Teja Sri.

> On Jun 20, 2022, at 8:55 PM, Jeff Janes <jeff(dot)janes(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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>> On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 3:12 PM Teja Jakkidi <teja(dot)jakkidi05(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> I have a primary Postgres server with 2 standbys setup using streaming replication. Both the stand by servers are using the replication slots.
>> Today, when I checked the status of replication slots on primary, they are showing active= ‘f’. The data is replicating with no issues but when the slots are inactive I know that the wal files generated after the restart_lsn will not be deleted and retains the transactions, which is very critical.
>> I am not sure exactly why the slots are inactive and if there is a way to activate them back?
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> Is primary_slot_name set on each replica?
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> Cheers,
>
> Jeff