1.1 What’s New

The following features have been added in BART 2.4:

•	You can set the archive_command in the PostgreSQL server based on the archive_command setting in bart.cfg when you invoke the INIT subcommand if archive_mode is set to off and archive_command is not set in the PostgreSQL server.

•	You can use the --no-configure option with the INIT subcommand, which prevents the archive_command option from being set in the PostgreSQL server.

•	You can now take multiple backups of PostgreSQL server versions 9.6 simultaneously. If a backup is interrupted, it can be terminated automatically without the need to run the pg_stop_backup() manually.

•	A new worker parameter is introduced to specify the number of parallel worker processes required to stream the modified blocks of an incremental backup to the restore host. The default value is set to 1.

•	BART supports Native Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic) and Debian 9.x (Stretch) .deb packages.

 

BART 2.4 Documentation Improvements

•	BART 2.4 now has a Quickstart guide. The guide enables users to install and configure BART, and take a full and incremental backup quickly. For details, please see the EDB Postgres Backup and Recovery Quickstart Guide.

•	BART installation is now documented in a separate guide titled EDB Postgres Backup and Recovery Installation and Upgrade Guide to improve readability. Refer the EDB Postgres Backup and Recovery Installation and Upgrade Guide for details.