On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 5:15 PM Alvaro Herrera <alvhe...@alvh.no-ip.org> wrote:
> On 2024-Jan-17, Amul Sul wrote: > > > This helps to identify the correct database server and/or backup for the > > subsequent backup operations. pg_verifybackup validates the manifest > system > > identifier against the backup control file and fails if they don’t match. > > Similarly, pg_basebackup increment backup will fail if the manifest > system > > identifier does not match with the server system identifier. The > > pg_combinebackup is already a bit smarter -- checks the system identifier > > from > > the pg_control of all the backups, with this patch the manifest system > > identifier also validated. > > Hmm, okay, but what if I take a full backup from a primary server and > later I want an incremental from a standby, or the other way around? > Will this prevent me from using such a combination? > Yes, that worked for me where the system identifier was the same on master as well standby. Regards, Amul
