Commit 4b636e35 authored by Bruce Momjian's avatar Bruce Momjian

Wording improvements for archive_timeout.

parent 52a3ed9f
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<chapter Id="runtime-config"> <chapter Id="runtime-config">
<title>Server Configuration</title> <title>Server Configuration</title>
...@@ -1591,8 +1591,8 @@ archive_command = 'copy "%p" /mnt/server/archivedir/"%f"' # Windows ...@@ -1591,8 +1591,8 @@ archive_command = 'copy "%p" /mnt/server/archivedir/"%f"' # Windows
</indexterm> </indexterm>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
The <xref linkend="guc-archive-command"> is only invoked on completed By default, the <xref linkend="guc-archive-command"> is only invoked
WAL segments. Hence, on completed WAL segments. Hence,
if your server generates only little WAL traffic (or has slack periods if your server generates only little WAL traffic (or has slack periods
where it does so), there could be a long delay between the completion where it does so), there could be a long delay between the completion
of a transaction and its safe recording in archive storage. To put of a transaction and its safe recording in archive storage. To put
...@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ archive_command = 'copy "%p" /mnt/server/archivedir/"%f"' # Windows ...@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ archive_command = 'copy "%p" /mnt/server/archivedir/"%f"' # Windows
greater than zero, the server will switch to a new segment file greater than zero, the server will switch to a new segment file
whenever this many seconds elapse since the last segment file switch. whenever this many seconds elapse since the last segment file switch.
Note that archived Note that archived
files that are ended early due to a forced switch are still the same files that are closed early due to a forced switch are still the same
length as completely full files. It is therefore unwise to set a very length as completely full files. It is therefore unwise to set a very
short <varname>archive_timeout</> &mdash; it will bloat your archive short <varname>archive_timeout</> &mdash; it will bloat your archive
storage. <varname>archive_timeout</> settings of a minute or so are storage. <varname>archive_timeout</> settings of a minute or so are
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