EDB Postgres Distributed 5.4.1 release notes v5

Released: 03 Apr 2024

EDB Postgres Distributed version 5.4.1 is a minor version bug-fix release of EDB Postgres Distributed.

Recommended upgrade

We recommend that all users of PGD 5 upgrade to PGD 5.4.1. See PGD/TPA upgrades for details.

Bug fixes

ComponentVersionDescription
BDR5.4.1Fixed WAL retention logic: prevent a PGD node from running out of disk space due to a bug in 5.4.0 in combination with Postgres 16, PGE 16, and EPAS 16.

We now make sure WAL gets properly cleaned even after 4 GB of WAL produced on a node. A change in 5.4.0 caused WAL to be retained forever after that point. This issue affects only release PGD 5.4.0 in combination with Postgres 16, PGE 16, and EPAS 16.