BARMAN-WAL-ARCHIVE(1)

NAME
barman-wal-archive - Barman-cli Commands

SYNOPSIS

    barman-wal-archive
        [ { -h | --help } ]
        [ { -V | --version } ]
        [ { -U | --user } USER ]
        [ --port PORT ]
        [ { -c | --config } CONFIG ]
        [ { -t | --test } ]
        [ --md5 ]
        BARMAN_HOST SERVER_NAME WAL_PATH

DESCRIPTION

This script can be utilized in the archive_command of a Postgres server to transfer WAL files to a Barman host using the put-wal command (introduced in Barman 2.6). It establishes an SSH connection to the Barman host, enabling seamless integration of Barman within Postgres clusters for improved business continuity.

Exit Statuses are:

•   0 for SUCCESS.

•   non-zero for FAILURE.

PARAMETERS

SERVER_NAME
    The server name configured in Barman for the Postgres server from which the WAL file is retrieved.

BARMAN_HOST
    The host of the Barman server.

WAL_PATH
    The value of the '%p' keyword (according to archive_command).

-h / --help
    Display a help message and exit.

-V / --version
    Display the program's version number and exit.

-U / --user
    Specify the user for the SSH connection to the Barman server (defaults to barman).

--port
    Define the port used for the SSH connection to the Barman server.

-c / --config
    Specify the configuration file on the Barman server.

-t / --test
    Test the connection and configuration of the specified Postgres server in Barman to ensure it is ready to receive WAL files. This option ignores the mandatory argument WAL_PATH.

--md5
    Use MD5 instead of SHA256 as the hash algorithm to calculate the checksum of the WAL file when transmitting it to the Barman server. This is used to maintain compatibility with older server versions, as older versions of Barman server used to support only MD5.

AUTHOR
EnterpriseDB

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