Chapter 29. Reliability and the Write-Ahead Log

Table of Contents

29.1. Reliability
29.2. Data Checksums
29.3. Write-Ahead Logging (WAL)
29.4. Asynchronous Commit
29.5. WAL Configuration
29.6. WAL Restoration
29.7. WAL Internals

This chapter explains how the Write-Ahead Log is used to obtain efficient, reliable operation.