Re: pgsql: Allow time delayed standbys and recovery

On 26 February 2014 13:07, Thom Brown <thom@linux.com> wrote:
> On 19 December 2013 19:33, Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 19 December 2013 19:19, Thom Brown <thom@linux.com> wrote:
>> > On 12 December 2013 10:56, Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
>> >> Allow time delayed standbys and recovery
>> >>
>> >> Set min_recovery_apply_delay to force a delay in recovery apply for
>> >> commit and
>> >> restore point WAL records. Other records are replayed immediately.
>> >> Delay is
>> >> measured between WAL record time and local standby time.
>> >>
>> >> Robert Haas, Fabrízio de Royes Mello and Simon Riggs
>> >> Detailed review by Mitsumasa Kondo
>> >
>> > Could a note be added about the additional disk space requirements for
>> > WAL on the standby?  If one is delaying replay, WAL files created over
>> > the delayed period will build up in pg_xlog on the standby until
>> > they're consumed upon replay, so considerations about storing those
>> > additional files will need to be made.  It may otherwise trip up
>> > anyone who, say, delays replay by 24 hours in a busy production
>> > environment, and finds they have run out of disk space and no longer
>> > have a valid standby.
>>
>> Thanks Thom, good point. I will add a note to the docs.
>
>
> Just a reminder that this note hasn't been added to the docs yet.

Please cut a doc patch and I'll apply.