On Fri, 2010-01-15 at 05:36 -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Heikki Linnakangas wrote: > > I've now committed streaming replication. I moved the files around a > > bit, and put the walreceiver/walsender stuff in a new > > src/backend/replication subdirectory. There's enough stuff there already > > to deserve a new subdirectory, and if we add the capability for > > streaming base backups etc. that has been discussed, we will have more > > code in there. > > > > But it's not time to party yet. There's still a few loose ends we need > > to address: > > > > Documentation. The patch originally moved around some sections, but I > > didn't include that in the committed version, to make it clear in the > > diff what exactly was added/changed. But I do agree with the original > > thought of adding a new "Replication" chapter, and moving all the > > replication and standby related stuff there from the "Backup and > > Restore" chapter, so let's start working on that. > > Uh, do we really want to call this "replication" rather than archive log > streaming or something. It seems "replication" is a generic term and > will confuse people who are using other replication solutions like > Slony.
+1, it is not replication. I would call it something like continuous archiving or streaming pitr Joshua D. Drake > > -- > Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us > EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com > > + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + > -- PostgreSQL.org Major Contributor Command Prompt, Inc: http://www.commandprompt.com/ - 503.667.4564 Consulting, Training, Support, Custom Development, Engineering Respect is earned, not gained through arbitrary and repetitive use or Mr. or Sir. -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
