Richard P. Welty wrote:
but what are the consequences of backing up a WAL file
if the archive process (probably scp in this case) is running
when the backup copy is made? the whole thing won't make it onto
tape, are there any downsides to running a recover with
an incomplete WAL file?
The WAL file will obviously be no good. Just do something like:
cp $WALFILEPATH $ARCHIVE/$WALFILENAME.NEW
mv $ARCHIVE/$WALFILENAME.NEW $ARCHIVE/$WALFILENAME
Then simply exclude "*.NEW" from your backup.
-Glen
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