On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 01:08:44AM +0900, Fujii Masao wrote: > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 8:38 AM, Marko Tiikkaja <ma...@joh.to> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Myself and others found this statement in the documentation about $SUBJECT > > very confusing: "max_standby_archive_delay must be kept large in this case, > > because delayed WAL files might already contain entries that conflict with > > the desired standby queries.". After a chat with Andres I've tried to make > > it clearer what said statement tries to convey. > > > > Did I succeed? > > Don't we need to increase also max_standby_streaming_delay > in the case that you mentioned in the patch? When the standby > successfully reconnects to the master, lots of WAL files would > be streamed and they might already have WAL entries that > conflict with standby queries. No?
I have developed the attached doc patch to improve the wording on this topic. -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + Everyone has their own god. +
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml new file mode 100644 index ecb51c4..39d7467 *** a/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml --- b/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml *************** if (!triggered) *** 1889,1897 **** situation will be no worse than if the standby queries were running directly on the primary server, and you are still getting the benefit of off-loading execution onto the standby. ! <varname>max_standby_archive_delay</> must be kept large in this case, ! because delayed WAL files might already contain entries that conflict with ! the desired standby queries. </para> <para> --- 1889,1902 ---- situation will be no worse than if the standby queries were running directly on the primary server, and you are still getting the benefit of off-loading execution onto the standby. ! If standby servers connect and disconnect frequently, you ! might want to make adjustments to handle the period when ! <varname>hot_standby_feedback</> feedback is not being provided. ! For example, consider increasing <varname>max_standby_archive_delay</> ! so that queries are not rapidly cancelled by conflicts in WAL archive ! files during disconnected periods. You should also consider increasing ! <varname>max_standby_streaming_delay</> to avoid rapid cancellations ! by newly-arrived streaming WAL entries after reconnection. </para> <para>
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