NAME

       barman-cloud-wal-restore - Barman-cloud Commands

       Synopsis

          barman-cloud-wal-restore
                          [ { -V | --version } ]
                          [ --help ]
                          [ { { -v | --verbose } | { -q | --quiet } } ]
                          [ { -t | --test } ]
                          [ --cloud-provider { aws-s3 | azure-blob-storage | google-cloud-storage } ]
                          [ --endpoint-url ENDPOINT_URL ]
                          [ { -P | --aws-profile } AWS_PROFILE ]
                          [ --profile AWS_PROFILE ]
                          [ --read-timeout READ_TIMEOUT ]
                          [ { --azure-credential | --credential } { azure-cli | managed-identity
                            | default } ]
                          [ --no-partial ]
                          SOURCE_URL SERVER_NAME WAL_NAME WAL_DEST

       Description

       The  barman-cloud-wal-restore script functions as the restore_command for retrieving WAL files from cloud
       storage and placing them directly into a Postgres standby server, bypassing the Barman server.

       This script is used to download WAL files that were previously archived with the barman-cloud-wal-archive
       command. Disable automatic download of .partial files by calling --no-partial option.

       IMPORTANT:
          On the target Postgres node, when pg_wal and the spool directory are on the same filesystem, files are
          moved via renaming, which is faster than copying and  deleting.  This  speeds  up  serving  WAL  files
          significantly. If the directories are on different filesystems, the process still involves copying and
          deleting, so there's no performance gain in that case.

       NOTE:
          For GCP, only authentication with GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS env is supported.

       Parameters

       SERVER_NAME
              Name of the server that will have WALs restored.

       SOURCE_URL
              URL of the cloud source, such as a bucket in AWS S3. For example: s3://bucket/path/to/folder.

       WAL_NAME
              The value of the '%f' keyword (according to restore_command).

       WAL_DEST
              The value of the '%p' keyword (according to restore_command).

       -V / --version
              Show version and exit.

       --help show this help message and exit.

       -v / --verbose
              Increase output verbosity (e.g., -vv is more than -v).

       -q / --quiet
              Decrease output verbosity (e.g., -qq is less than -q).

       -t / --test
              Test cloud connectivity and exit.

       --cloud-provider
              The cloud provider to use as a storage backend.

              Allowed options are:

              • aws-s3.

              • azure-blob-storage.

              • google-cloud-storage.

       --no-partial
              Do not download partial WAL files

       Extra options for the AWS cloud provider

       --endpoint-url
              Override default S3 endpoint URL with the given one.

       -P / --aws-profile
              Profile name (e.g. INI section in AWS credentials file).

       --profile (deprecated)
              Profile name (e.g. INI section in AWS credentials file) - replaced by --aws-profile.

       --read-timeout
              The  time in seconds until a timeout is raised when waiting to read from a connection (defaults to
              60 seconds).

       Extra options for the Azure cloud provider

       --azure-credential / --credential
              Optionally specify the type of credential to use when authenticating with Azure. If  omitted  then
              Azure  Blob  Storage  credentials  will  be  obtained  from  the environment and the default Azure
              authentication flow will be  used  for  authenticating  with  all  other  Azure  services.  If  no
              credentials  can  be found in the environment then the default Azure authentication flow will also
              be used for Azure Blob Storage.

              Allowed options are:

              • azure-cli.

              • managed-identity.

              • default.

AUTHOR

       EnterpriseDB

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