III. PostgreSQL Server Applications
This part contains reference information for
PostgreSQL server applications and
support utilities. These commands can only be run usefully on the
host where the database server resides. Other utility programs
are listed in Reference II, PostgreSQL Client Applications.
- Table of Contents
- gtm -- provides global transaction management for the Postgres-XL
across the entire cluster.
- gtm_proxy -- Proxy to gtm, Postgres-XL Global Transaction Manager
- gtm_ctl -- Postgres-XL GTM operation module
- initdb -- create a new Postgres-XL Coordinator
or Datanode database cluster
- initgtm -- create a new Postgres-XL GTM or GTM-Proxy for database cluster
- pg_archivecleanup -- clean up PostgreSQL WAL archive files
- pg_controldata -- display control information of a
Postgres-XL Coordinator or Datanode database cluster
- pg_ctl -- initialize, start, stop, or control a PostgreSQL server
- pg_resetxlog -- reset the write-ahead log and other control information of a PostgreSQL database cluster
- pg_rewind -- synchronize a PostgreSQL data directory with another data directory that was forked from the first one
- pg_test_fsync -- determine fastest wal_sync_method for PostgreSQL
- pg_test_timing -- measure timing overhead
- pg_upgrade -- upgrade a PostgreSQL server instance
- pg_xlogdump -- display a human-readable rendering of the write-ahead log of a PostgreSQL database cluster
- postgres -- PostgreSQL database server
- postmaster -- Postgres-XL database server for Coordinator or Datanode