diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml index d7476b7fb4f9bae81ba30c6c4d6014978ae162f3..1f477d3f8d86eeeccd557c010fc18a07f0a157f8 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.446 2006/09/20 22:48:47 momjian Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.447 2006/09/21 03:12:58 momjian Exp $ --> <!-- Typical markup: @@ -37,16 +37,16 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections. <para> This release adds many improvements to commands and database - facilities that were requested by users. Rather than adding a - few new features, this release makes many features from previous - releases easier to use. For example, it is now much easier to - create standby point-in-time-recovery (PITR) servers. Many + facilities that were requested by users. Rather than adding + a few new features, this release makes many features from + previous releases easier to use. For example, there are now + additional controls for continuous archiving. Many performance bottlenecks have been eliminated, allowing more - functionality to be enabled by default. Various additions will - make porting from other databases easier. The changes in this - release continue the <productname>PostgreSQL</> tradition of - being not only the most advanced open source database, but also - the easiest to use. + functionality to be enabled by default. Various additions + will make porting from other databases easier. The changes + in this release continue the <productname>PostgreSQL</> + tradition of being not only the most advanced open source + database, but also the easiest to use. </para> </sect2> @@ -489,21 +489,21 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections. <listitem> <para> - Allow a forced switch to a new xlog file (Simon Riggs, Tom) + Allow a forced switch to a new xlog file (Simon, Tom) </para> <para> - This is valuable for keeping <acronym>PITR</> standby - servers in sync with the master. xlog file switching also - happens automatically during <function>pg_stop_backup()</>. - This ensures that <acronym>PITR</> servers have all xlog + This is valuable for keeping continuous archiving servers + in sync with the master. xlog file switching also happens + automatically during <function>pg_stop_backup()</>. This + ensures that continuous archiving servers have all xlog files needed for recovery. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Add <acronym>WAL</> informational functions (Simon Riggs) + Add <acronym>WAL</> informational functions (Simon) </para> <para> @@ -517,27 +517,26 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections. <listitem> <para> Allow <acronym>WAL</> replay to be restored quicker in case - of a crash (Simon Riggs) + of a crash (Simon) </para> <para> The server now does periodic checkpoints during <acronym>WAL</> recovery, so if there is a crash, future <acronym>WAL</> recovery is shortened. This also eliminates the need for - <acronym>PITR</> standby servers to replay the entire log - since the base backup if they crash. + continuous archive servers to replay the entire log since the + base backup if they crash. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> Add <varname>archive_timeout</> to force xlog file switches - at a given interval (Simon Riggs) + at a given interval (Simon) </para> <para> - This enforces a maximum delay for <acronym>PITR</> standby - servers. + This enforces a maximum delay for continuous archive servers. </para> </listitem>