From 8f68344f9aa986fdc9392e78fa9a766d71133a7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Barwick Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 10:02:16 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] doc: update FAQ Additional clarification for "repmgr standby clone --recovery-conf-only" --- doc/appendix-faq.sgml | 23 ++++++++++++++--------- doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml | 2 +- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/appendix-faq.sgml b/doc/appendix-faq.sgml index 8d3581e0..cf7256a6 100644 --- a/doc/appendix-faq.sgml +++ b/doc/appendix-faq.sgml @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ <command>repmgr</command> - + Can I register an existing PostgreSQL server with repmgr? Yes, any existing PostgreSQL server which is part of the same replication @@ -105,6 +105,18 @@ standby to have been cloned using &repmgr;. + + Can I use a standby not cloned by &repmgr; as a &repmgr; node? + + + For a standby which has been manually cloned or recovered from an external + backup manager such as Barman, the command + repmgr standby clone --recovery-conf-only + can be used to create the correct recovery.conf file for + use with &repmgr; (and will create a replication slot if required). Once this has been done, + register the node as usual. + + How can a failed primary be re-added as a standby? @@ -203,14 +215,7 @@ - - Can I use a standby not cloned by &repmgr; as a &repmgr; node? - - Yes - use repmgr standby clone --recovery-conf-only to create the node's - recovery.conf file, and - register the node as usual. - - + diff --git a/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml b/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml index abfd70b5..aa8ce45f 100644 --- a/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml +++ b/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ - add repmgr standby clone --recovery-conf-only + add repmgr standby clone --recovery-conf-only option to enable integration of a standby cloned from another source into a &repmgr; cluster (GitHub #382)