Docs: document the need for special configuration for symlinked pg_wal (#1818)

If an existing instance was configured with WAL residing outside of
PGDATA then currently a 'reinit' would lose such symlinks. So add some
bits of information on that to draw attention to this cornercase issue
and also add the --waldir option to the sample `postgresql.basebackup`
configuration sections to increase visibility.

Discussion: https://github.com/zalando/patroni/issues/1817
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Kaarel Moppel
2021-02-02 11:50:35 +01:00
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@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ possible to specify a ``basebackup`` configuration section. Same rules as with t
namely, only long (with --) options should be specified there. Not all parameters make sense, if you override a connection namely, only long (with --) options should be specified there. Not all parameters make sense, if you override a connection
string or provide an option to created tar-ed or compressed base backups, patroni won't be able to make a replica out string or provide an option to created tar-ed or compressed base backups, patroni won't be able to make a replica out
of it. There is no validation performed on the names or values of the parameters passed to the ``basebackup`` section. of it. There is no validation performed on the names or values of the parameters passed to the ``basebackup`` section.
Also note that in case symlinks are used for the WAL folder it is up to the user to specify the correct ``--waldir``
path as an option, so that after replica buildup or re-initialization the symlink would persist. This option is supported
only since v10 though.
You can specify basebackup parameters as either a map (key-value pairs) or a list of elements, where each element You can specify basebackup parameters as either a map (key-value pairs) or a list of elements, where each element
could be either a key-value pair or a single key (for options that does not receive any values, for instance, ``--verbose``). could be either a key-value pair or a single key (for options that does not receive any values, for instance, ``--verbose``).
Consider those 2 examples: Consider those 2 examples:
@@ -162,6 +166,7 @@ and
basebackup: basebackup:
- verbose - verbose
- max-rate: '100M' - max-rate: '100M'
- waldir: /pg-wal-mount/external-waldir
If all replica creation methods fail, Patroni will try again all methods in order during the next event loop cycle. If all replica creation methods fail, Patroni will try again all methods in order during the next event loop cycle.
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@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ postgresql:
basebackup: basebackup:
- verbose - verbose
- max-rate: 100M - max-rate: 100M
# - waldir: /pg-wal-mount/external-waldir # only needed in case pg_wal is symlinked outside of data_dir
# Additional fencing script executed after acquiring the leader lock but before promoting the replica # Additional fencing script executed after acquiring the leader lock but before promoting the replica
#pre_promote: /path/to/pre_promote.sh #pre_promote: /path/to/pre_promote.sh