Re: Hot standby and xlog on a ramdisk

[Scott R Mead <scottm@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/04/2016 09:25 AM, Tore Halvorsen wrote:

On 02/04/2016 09:15 AM, Tore Halvorsen wrote:
> Can a hot standby run correctly with the xlog-files on a ramdisk?
>

Yes, but, if you lose any, you'll need to rebuild the standby.

Even if the master and archive contain all the wal files?

If you have the file somewhere, you're okay, whether it's on the master, standby or an archive host.  If you're using log-shipping, you'll need all the WALs.

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