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<secondary>streaming replication</secondary> |
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</indexterm> |
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<para> |
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Replication slots provide an automated way to ensure that the primary does |
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Replication slots provide an automated way to ensure that the |
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primary server does |
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not remove WAL segments until they have been received by all standbys, |
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and that the primary does not remove rows which could cause a |
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<link linkend="hot-standby-conflict">recovery conflict</link> even when the |
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of old WAL segments using <xref linkend="guc-wal-keep-size"/>, or by |
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storing the segments in an archive using |
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<xref linkend="guc-archive-command"/> or <xref linkend="guc-archive-library"/>. |
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However, these methods often result in retaining more WAL segments than |
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A disadvantage of these methods is that they |
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often result in retaining more WAL segments than |
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required, whereas replication slots retain only the number of segments |
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known to be needed. On the other hand, replication slots can retain so |
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many WAL segments that they fill up the space allocated |
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for <literal>pg_wal</literal>; |
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<xref linkend="guc-max-slot-wal-keep-size"/> limits the size of WAL files |
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retained by replication slots. |
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known to be needed. |
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</para> |
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<para> |
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Similarly, <xref linkend="guc-hot-standby-feedback"/> on its own, without |
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also using a replication slot, provides protection against relevant rows |
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being removed by vacuum, but provides no protection during any time period |
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when the standby is not connected. Replication slots overcome these |
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disadvantages. |
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when the standby is not connected. |
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</para> |
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<caution> |
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<para> |
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Beware that replication slots can cause the server to retain so |
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many WAL segments that they fill up the space allocated for |
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<literal>pg_wal</literal>. |
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<xref linkend="guc-max-slot-wal-keep-size"/> can be used to limit the size |
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of WAL files retained by replication slots. |
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</para> |
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</caution> |
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<sect3 id="streaming-replication-slots-manipulation"> |
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<title>Querying and Manipulating Replication Slots</title> |
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<para> |
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