Re: [HACKERS] Preliminary PITR documentation available
On Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 11:27:35PM -0400 I heard the voice of Mike Mascari, and lo! it spake thus: > Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote: > > >"The ability to restore the database to a previous point in time creates > >some complexities that are akin to science-fiction stories about time > >travel and parallel universes." > > Is it science-fiction, or just relativity? Depends on how fast you read it. -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet" ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
Re: [HACKERS] Preliminary PITR documentation available
Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote: People have been complaining (not without reason) that without any documentation they can hardly test the new PITR code. I have hacked up and committed some rough docs that should be enough for testing. They're on-line now at http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/sgml/backup-online.html and should within a few hours be visible at http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/backup-online.html (but right now the latter page contains only an introductory blurb). I love this: "The ability to restore the database to a previous point in time creates some complexities that are akin to science-fiction stories about time travel and parallel universes." Is it science-fiction, or just relativity? Mike Mascari ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [HACKERS] Preliminary PITR documentation available
Certainly gave me a chuckle. Technical documentation with humour...now the product has *everything*. Mark Quoting Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Christopher Kings-Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I love this: > > > "The ability to restore the database to a previous point in time creates > > some complexities that are akin to science-fiction stories about time > > travel and parallel universes." > > Well, the code *works* but I'm not entirely sure how to explain the > feature. These are just rough docs ... feel free to step up and do > better ... > > regards, tom lane > > ---(end of broadcast)--- > TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings > ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [HACKERS] Preliminary PITR documentation available
Christopher Kings-Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I love this: > "The ability to restore the database to a previous point in time creates > some complexities that are akin to science-fiction stories about time > travel and parallel universes." Well, the code *works* but I'm not entirely sure how to explain the feature. These are just rough docs ... feel free to step up and do better ... regards, tom lane ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
Re: [HACKERS] Preliminary PITR documentation available
I thought Simon was going to give us some docs for PITR. Did he or did you have to write up your own? --- Tom Lane wrote: > People have been complaining (not without reason) that without any > documentation they can hardly test the new PITR code. I have hacked > up and committed some rough docs that should be enough for testing. > They're on-line now at > http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/sgml/backup-online.html > and should within a few hours be visible at > http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/backup-online.html > (but right now the latter page contains only an introductory blurb). > > regards, tom lane > > ---(end of broadcast)--- > TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command > (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > -- Bruce Momjian| http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup.| Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
Re: [HACKERS] Preliminary PITR documentation available
People have been complaining (not without reason) that without any documentation they can hardly test the new PITR code. I have hacked up and committed some rough docs that should be enough for testing. They're on-line now at http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/sgml/backup-online.html and should within a few hours be visible at http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/backup-online.html (but right now the latter page contains only an introductory blurb). I love this: "The ability to restore the database to a previous point in time creates some complexities that are akin to science-fiction stories about time travel and parallel universes." Awesome :) Chris ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
[HACKERS] Preliminary PITR documentation available
People have been complaining (not without reason) that without any documentation they can hardly test the new PITR code. I have hacked up and committed some rough docs that should be enough for testing. They're on-line now at http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/sgml/backup-online.html and should within a few hours be visible at http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/backup-online.html (but right now the latter page contains only an introductory blurb). regards, tom lane ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
