On 11/19/14, Michael Paquier <michael.paquier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 8:37 AM, John Smith <jayzee.smith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> i want to setup a standby slave that listens 24/7 but only syncs when told >> to. >> >> setting "pause_at_recovery_target (boolean)" in recovery.conf on slave >> doesn't help since docs say it only "specifies whether recovery should >> pause when the recovery target is reached." >> >> also "recovery_target = 'immediate'" is the only value allowed. >> >> i want to delay sync by a set time, hour or day. >> >> how? >> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/recovery-target-settings.html > > Aren't pg_xlog_replay_pause and pg_xlog_replay_resume what you are looking > for? > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-RECOVERY-CONTROL > -- > Michael > can i use "pg_start_backup('name');" and "pg_stop_backup();"? how would they work ie if i stop backup, make changes to master, copy master's /data/ to slave and restart backup, slave should catch-up with master, right? is this the same if i use "pg_xlog_replay_pause()" and "pg_xlog_replay_resume()". when would i use "pg_stop_backup();" over "pg_xlog_replay_pause()", aside from user restrictions. thanks, jzs -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
