Backup and Restore
pg_stop_backup> and the archiving of all WAL segment
files needed to make the file system backup consistent.
+
The backup history file is just a small text file. It contains the
label string you gave to pg_start_backup>, as well as
- the starting and ending times of the backup. If you used the label
- to identify where the associated dump file is kept, then the
- archived history file is enough to tell you which dump file to
+ the starting and ending times and WAL segments of the backup.
+ If you used the label to identify where the associated dump file is kept,
+ then the archived history file is enough to tell you which dump file to
restore, should you need to do so.