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Barman 2.1 and the new –archive option

January 9, 2017/0 Comments/in Giulio's PlanetPostgreSQL /by Giulio Calacoci

Barman 2.1 Version 2.1 of Barman, backup and recovery manager for PostgreSQL, was released Thursday, Jan. 5. The new release, along with several bugfixes, introduces preliminary support for the upcoming PostgreSQL 10, and adds the –archive option to the switch-xlog command. switch-xlog –archive The new –archive option is especially useful when setting up a new […]

pglogical 1.2 with PostgreSQL 9.6 support

October 20, 2016/0 Comments/in Petr's PlanetPostgreSQL /by Petr Jelinek

PostgreSQL 9.6 is now out and so is an updated version of pglogical that works with it. For quick guide on how to upgrade the database with pglogical you can check my post which announced 9.6beta support. The main change besides the support for 9.6.x release of PostgreSQL is in the way we handle the […]

Back to the Future Part 3: pg_rewind with PostgreSQL 9.6

This is the third and last part of blog articles dedicated to pg_rewind. In the two previous articles we have seen how pg_rewind is useful to fix split-brain events due to mistakes in the switchover procedures, avoiding the need of new base backups. We have also seen that this is true for simple replication clusters, where more standby nodes are involved.

More ‘POWER’ for PostgreSQL

October 7, 2016/0 Comments/in Featured, Gabriele's PlanetPostgreSQL /by Gabriele Bartolini

Now Available! Debian and Ubuntu packages for Power Architecture. The official announcement was published last Friday, September 30, 2016: the PostgreSQL repository for Debian and Ubuntu packages, apt.postgresql.org, has been extended by adding binary packages of IBM’s Little Endian POWER8 architecture.

Committed to the PostgreSQL Community, 2ndQuadrant Contributes to 9.6

September 29, 2016/3 Comments/in 2ndQuadrant, Featured, Umair's PlanetPostgreSQL /by Umair Shahid

The latest version of PostgreSQL 9.6 is planned to be released later today, bringing with it some much anticipated features and updates. As the most advanced open source database, PostgreSQL strives to release a major version roughly once every year. With an active and collaborative community, this PostgreSQL release boasts impressive features and updates thanks […]

Back to the Future Pt. 2: How to use pg_rewind with PostgreSQL 9.5

September 28, 2016/0 Comments/in 2ndQuadrant, Featured, Giuseppe's PlanetPostgreSQL /by 2ndQuadrant Press

In the previous blog article we have seen how pg_rewind works with a simple HA cluster, composed of a master node replicating to a standby. In this context, an eventual switchover involves just two nodes that have to be aligned. But what happens with HA clusters when there are several (also cascading) standbys? Now, consider […]

pgFincore 1.2, une extension PostgreSQL

September 28, 2016/0 Comments/in Cedric's FR PlanetePostgreSQL, PostgreSQL /by Cédric Villemain

pgFincore 1.2 est une extension PostgreSQL pour auditer et manipuler le cache de pages de données du système d’exploitation. L’extension a déjà une histoire de 7 ans d’utilisation, avec des évolutions correspondant aux besoins de production. Télécharger ici la dernière version 1.2, compatible avec PostgreSQL 9.6.

Back to the Future Pt. 1: Introduction to pg_rewind

September 12, 2016/16 Comments/in 2ndQuadrant, Featured, Giuseppe's PlanetPostgreSQL /by 2ndQuadrant Press

Since PostgreSQL 9.5, pg_rewind has been able to make a former master follow up a promoted standby although, in the meantime, it proceeded with its own timeline. Consider, for instance, the case of a switchover that didn’t work properly. Have you ever experienced a “split brain” during a switchover operation? You know, when the goal […]

PostgreSQL 9.6: Parallel Sequential Scan

July 11, 2016/0 Comments/in Featured, Francesco's PlanetPostgreSQL, PostgreSQL /by Francesco Canovai

For a long time, one of the most known shortcomings of PostgreSQL was the ability to parallelise queries. With the release of version 9.6, this will no longer be an issue. A great job has been done on this subject, starting from the commit 80558c1, the introduction of parallel sequential scan, which we will see […]

Concurrent backups with Barman and PostgreSQL 9.6

June 20, 2016/1 Comment/in Featured, Gabriele's PlanetPostgreSQL /by Gabriele Bartolini

PostgreSQL 9.6 has extended the traditional framework available for physical backups by allowing users to take backups concurrently. Barman will transparently support this new set of functions without requiring the pgespresso extension.