diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml index 3c79d4b5e0c..340c4622221 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml @@ -918,18 +918,18 @@ primary_conninfo = 'host=192.168.1.50 port=5432 user=foo password=foopass' - Physical Replication Slots + Replication Slots replication slot streaming replication - Physical replication slots provide an automated way to ensure that the - primary server does - not remove WAL segments until they have been received by all standbys, - and that the primary does not remove rows which could cause a - recovery conflict even when the - standby is disconnected. + Replication slots provide an automated way to ensure that the + primary server does not remove WAL segments until they have been + received, physically or logically, by all standbys/subscribers, + and that the primary does not remove rows which could cause a recovery conflict on physical + replicas even when the standby is disconnected. In lieu of using replication slots, it is possible to prevent the removal @@ -943,9 +943,9 @@ primary_conninfo = 'host=192.168.1.50 port=5432 user=foo password=foopass' Similarly, on its own, without - also using a replication slot, provides protection against relevant rows + also using a physical replication slot, provides protection against relevant rows being removed by vacuum, but provides no protection during any time period - when the standby is not connected. + when the physical replication standby is disconnected.