Chapter 7. Replication Management Tools
In this chapter, we will learn where to turn when management of large PostgreSQL clusters becomes a concern. We will cover the following recipes in this chapter:
- Deciding when to use third-party tools
- Installing and configuring Barman
- Backing up a database with Barman
- Restoring a database with Barman
- Installing and configuring OmniPITR
- Managing WAL files with OmniPITR
- Installing and configuring repmgr
- Cloning a database with repmgr
- Swapping active nodes with repmgr
- Installing and configuring walctl
- Cloning a database with walctl
- Managing WAL files with walctl
Introduction
When it comes to maintaining a single PostgreSQL cluster with a single source of WAL files, our job is an easy one. Even a small number of streaming ...
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