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Data pages are not currently checksummed by default, though full page images |
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recorded in WAL records will be protected; see <link |
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linkend="app-initdb-data-checksums"><application>initdb</application></link> |
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for details about enabling data checksums. |
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Data pages are checksummed by default, and full page images |
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recorded in WAL records are always checksum protected. |
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<para> |
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By default, data pages are not protected by checksums, but this can |
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optionally be enabled for a cluster. When enabled, each data page includes |
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By default, data pages are protected by checksums, but this can |
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optionally be disabled for a cluster. When enabled, each data page includes |
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a checksum that is updated when the page is written and verified each time |
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the page is read. Only data pages are protected by checksums; internal data |
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structures and temporary files are not. |
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Checksums are normally enabled when the cluster is initialized using <link |
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Checksums can be disabled when the cluster is initialized using <link |
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linkend="app-initdb-data-checksums"><application>initdb</application></link>. |
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They can also be enabled or disabled at a later time as an offline |
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operation. Data checksums are enabled or disabled at the full cluster |
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