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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml | 11 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml index e444b1cde3d..ccb76d8af0a 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml @@ -826,7 +826,8 @@ SELECT pg_start_backup('label'); <function>pg_start_backup</> creates a <firstterm>backup label</> file, called <filename>backup_label</>, in the cluster directory with information about your backup, including the start time and label - string. + string. The file is critical to the integrity of the backup, should + you need to restore from it. </para> <para> @@ -945,9 +946,11 @@ SELECT pg_stop_backup(); The backup label file includes the label string you gave to <function>pg_start_backup</>, as well as the time at which <function>pg_start_backup</> was run, and the name of the starting WAL - file. In case of confusion it is - therefore possible to look inside a backup dump file and determine - exactly which backup session the dump file came from. + file. In case of confusion it is therefore possible to look inside a + backup dump file and determine exactly which backup session the dump file + came from. However, this file is not merely for your information; its + presence and contents are critical to the proper operation of the system's + recovery process. </para> <para> |