In lieu of using replication slots, it is possible to prevent the removal
of old WAL segments using , or by
- storing the segments in an archive using .
+ storing the segments in an archive using
+ .
However, these methods often result in retaining more WAL segments than
required, whereas replication slots retain only the number of segments
known to be needed. An advantage of these methods is that they bound
to do this using replication slots.
- Similarly, <varname>hot_standby_feedback>
- and <varname>vacuum_defer_cleanup_age> provide protection against
+ Similarly, <xref linkend="guc-hot-standby-feedback">
+ and <xref linkend="guc-vacuum-defer-cleanup-age"> provide protection against
relevant rows being removed by vacuum, but the former provides no
protection during any time period when the standby is not connected,
and the latter often needs to be set to a high value to provide adequate