On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 07:11:29PM -0400, Stephen Frost wrote:
> * Bruce Momjian (bruce@xxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 12:34:45PM -0500, Jerry Sievers wrote:
> > > Stephen Frost <sfrost@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > >
> > > > * Stephen Frost (sfrost@xxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> > I have among others, a 5TB system w/about 40G of unlogged data.
> > > >>
> > > >> Honestly, sending an extra 40G out of 5TB (we're talking less than 1%
> > > >> here...) might be worth it to keep the process simple.
> > > >
> > > > Of course, I realize right after sending this that you aren't sending
> > > > the 5TB. :)
> > >
> > > Roger that! Really, the hard link pg-upgrade option and rsync method
> > > for standbys is pure beauty :-)
> > >
> > > We have only the post-analyze and this unlogged data problem to deal
> > > with.
> > >
> > > The warehouse is our only system with any substantial amount of unlogged
> > > data.
> > >
> > > Reducing post-analyze delay was solved by me here with our groovy
> > > threaded AnalyzMaTron. I can get a >5TB system done in about 45 minutes
> > > w/20 threads.
> >
> > The only thing I can suggest is to document this limitation, if people
> > think it is worth it.
>
> It'd probably be good to document what happens with unlogged tables.
Attached patch applied to head.
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+ As you are, so once was I. As I am, so you will be. +
+ Ancient Roman grave inscription +
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgupgrade.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgupgrade.sgml
new file mode 100644
index fcc94ee..7f1c52a
*** a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgupgrade.sgml
--- b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgupgrade.sgml
*************** rsync --archive --delete --hard-links --
*** 504,509 ****
--- 504,511 ----
</para>
<para>
+ Unfortunately, <application>rsync</> also needlessly copies the
+ files associated with temporary and unlogged tables.
If you have tablespaces, you will need to run a similar
<application>rsync</> command for each tablespace directory. If you
have relocated <filename>pg_xlog</> outside the data directories,
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