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Standardisation on `primary`
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To standardise terminolgy, `primary` is used to denote the read/write
node in a streaming replication cluster. `master` is still accepted
as a synonym (e.g. `repmgr master register`).
New command line options
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- `--dry-run`: repmgr will attempt to perform the action as far as possible
without making any changes to the database
- `--upstream-node-id`: use to specify the upstream node the standby will
connect later stream from, when cloning a standby. This replaces the configuration
file parameter `upstream_node`, as the upstream node is set when the standby
is initially cloned, but can change over the lifetime of an installation (due
to failovers, switchovers etc.) so it's pointless/confusing keeping the original
value around in the config file.
Changed command line options
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### repmgr
- `--replication-user` has been deprecated; it has been replaced by the
configuration file option `replication_user`. The value (which defaults
to the user in the `conninfo` string) will be stored in the repmgr metadata
for use by standby clone/follow..
- `--recovery-min-apply-delay` is now a configuration file parameter
`recovery_min_apply_delay, to ensure the setting does not get lost when
a standby follows a new upstream.
### repmgrd
- `--monitoring-history` is deprecated and has been replaced by the
configuration file option `monitoring_history`. This enables the
setting to be changed without having to modify system service files.
Changes to repmgr commands
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### `repmgr cluster show`
This now displays the role of each node (e.g. `primary`, `standby`)
and its status in separate columns.
The `--csv` option now emits a third column indicating the recovery
status of the node.
Configuration file changes
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### Required settings
The following 4 parameters are mandatory in `repmgr.conf`:
- `node_id`
- `node_name`
- `conninfo`
- `data_directory`
### Renamed settings
Some settings have been renamed for clarity and consistency:
- `node`: now `node_id`
- `name`: now `node_name`
- `master_reponse_timeout`: now `async_query_timeout` to better indicate its
purpose
- The following configuration file parameters have been renamed for consistency
with other parameters (and conform to the pattern used by PostgreSQL itself,
which uses the prefix `log_` for logging parameters):
- `loglevel` has been renamed to `log_level`
- `logfile` has been renamed to `log_file`
- `logfacility` has been renamed to `log_facility`
### Removed settings
- `cluster`: has been removed
- `upstream_node`: see note about `--upstream-node-id` above.
- `retry_promote_interval_secs`: this is now redundant due to changes in the
failover/promotion mechanism; the new equivalent is `primary_notification_timeout`
### Logging changes
- default value for `log_level` is `INFO` rather than `NOTICE`.
- new parameter `log_status_interval`, which causes `repmgrd` to emit a status log
line at the specified interval
repmgrd
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The `repmgr` shared library has been renamed from `repmgr_funcs` to `repmgr`,
meaning `shared_preload_libraries` needs to be updated to the new name:
shared_preload_libraries = 'repmgr'