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Cynthia Shang 34c63276cd Automatically enable backup checksum delta when anomalies (e.g. timeline switch) are detected.
There are a number of cases where a checksum delta is more appropriate than the default time-based delta:

* Timeline has switched since the prior backup
* File timestamp is older than recorded in the prior backup
* File size changed but timestamp did not
* File timestamp is in the future compared to the start of the backup
* Online option has changed since the prior backup

A practical example is that checksum delta will be enabled after a failover to standby due to the timeline switch.  In this case, timestamps can't be trusted and our recommendation has been to run a full backup, which can impact the retention schedule and requires manual intervention.

Now, a checksum delta will be performed if the backup type is incr/diff.  This means more CPU will be used during the backup but the backup size will be smaller and the retention schedule will not be impacted.

Contributed by Cynthia Shang.
2018-11-01 11:31:25 -04:00
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pgBackRestTest Automatically enable backup checksum delta when anomalies (e.g. timeline switch) are detected. 2018-11-01 11:31:25 -04:00