Release: 2021-11-11a

advocacy_docs/kubernetes/cloud_native_postgresql/architecture.mdx

@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ Kubernetes cluster, with the following specifications:
     information about how Cloud Native PostgreSQL relies on PostgreSQL replication,
     including synchronous settings.
 
+!!! Seealso "Connection Pooling"
+    Please refer to the ["Connection Pooling" section](connection_pooling.md) for
+    information about how to take advantage of PgBouncer as a connection pooler,
+    and create an access layer between your applications and the PostgreSQL clusters.
+
 ## Read-write workloads
 
 Applications can decide to connect to the PostgreSQL instance elected as

advocacy_docs/kubernetes/cloud_native_postgresql/backup_recovery.mdx

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ product: 'Cloud Native Operator'
 The operator can orchestrate a continuous backup infrastructure
 that is based on the [Barman](https://pgbarman.org) tool. Instead
 of using the classical architecture with a Barman server, which
-backup many PostgreSQL instances, the operator will use the
-`barman-cloud-wal-archive` and `barman-cloud-backup` tools.
+backs up many PostgreSQL instances, the operator relies on the
+`barman-cloud-wal-archive`, `barman-cloud-backup`, `barman-cloud-backup-list`,
+and `barman-cloud-backup-delete` tools.
 As a result, base backups will be *tarballs*. Both base backups and WAL files
 can be compressed and encrypted.
 
@@ -17,17 +18,16 @@ You can use the image `quay.io/enterprisedb/postgresql` for this scope,
 as it is composed of a community PostgreSQL image and the latest
 `barman-cli-cloud` package.
 
+!!! Important
+    Always ensure that you are running the latest version of the operands
+    in your system to take advantage of the improvements introduced in
+    Barman cloud (as well as improve the security aspects of your cluster).
+
 A backup is performed from a primary or a designated primary instance in a
 `Cluster` (please refer to
 [replica clusters](replication.md#replication-from-an-external-postgresql-cluster)
 for more information about designated primary instances).
 
-!!! Warning
-    Cloud Native PostgreSQL does not currently manage the deletion of backup files 
-    from the backup object store. The retention policy feature will be merged from 
-    Barman to Barman Cloud in the future. For the time being, it is your responsibility 
-    to configure retention policies directly on the object store. 
-
 ## Cloud provider support
 
 You can archive the backup files in any service that is supported
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ will use it unless you override it in the cluster configuration.
 
 ## Recovery
 
+Cluster restores are not performed "in-place" on an existing cluster.
 You can use the data uploaded to the object storage to bootstrap a
 new cluster from a backup. The operator will orchestrate the recovery
 process using the `barman-cloud-restore` tool.
@@ -540,4 +541,43 @@ manager running in the Pods.
 You can optionally specify a `recoveryTarget` to perform a point in time
 recovery. If left unspecified, the recovery will continue up to the latest
 available WAL on the default target timeline (`current` for PostgreSQL up to
-11, `latest` for version 12 and above).
+11, `latest` for version 12 and above).
+
+## Retention policies
+
+Cloud Native PostgreSQL can manage the automated deletion of backup files from the backup object store, using **retention policies** based on recovery window.
+
+Internally, the retention policy feature uses `barman-cloud-backup-delete`
+with `--retention-policy “RECOVERY WINDOW OF {{ retention policy value }} {{ retention policy unit }}”`.
+
+For example, you can define your backups with a retention policy of 30 days as
+follows:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: postgresql.k8s.enterprisedb.io/v1
+kind: Cluster
+[...]
+spec:
+  backup:
+    barmanObjectStore:
+      destinationPath: "<destination path here>"
+      s3Credentials:
+        accessKeyId:
+          name: aws-creds
+          key: ACCESS_KEY_ID
+        secretAccessKey:
+          name: aws-creds
+          key: ACCESS_SECRET_KEY
+    retentionPolicy: "30d"
+```
+
+!!! Note "There's more ..."
+    The **recovery window retention policy** is focused on the concept of
+    *Point of Recoverability* (`PoR`), a moving point in time determined by
+    `current time - recovery window`. The *first valid backup* is the first
+    available backup before `PoR` (in reverse chronological order).
+    Cloud Native PostgreSQL must ensure that we can recover the cluster at
+    any point in time between `PoR` and the latest successfully archived WAL
+    file, starting from the first valid backup. Base backups that are older
+    than the first valid backup will be marked as *obsolete* and permanently
+    removed after the next backup is completed.

advocacy_docs/kubernetes/cloud_native_postgresql/bootstrap.mdx

@@ -183,10 +183,44 @@ relies on the superuser to reconcile the cluster with the desired status.
     to the cluster.
 
 The actual PostgreSQL data directory is created via an invocation of the
-`initdb` PostgreSQL command. If you need to add custom options to that
-command (i.e., to change the locale used for the template databases or to
-add data checksums), you can add them to the `options` section like in
-the following example:
+`initdb` PostgreSQL command. If you need to add custom options to that command
+(i.e., to change the `locale` used for the template databases or to add data
+checksums), you can use the following parameters:
+
+dataChecksums
+:   When `dataChecksums` is set to `true`, CNP invokes the `-k` option in
+    `initdb` to enable checksums on data pages and help detect corruption by the
+    I/O system - that would otherwise be silent (default: `false`).
+
+encoding
+:   When `encoding` set to a value, CNP passes it to the `--encoding` option in `initdb`,
+    which selects the encoding of the template database (default: `UTF8`).
+
+localeCollate
+:   When `localeCollate` is set to a value, CNP passes it to the `--lc-collate`
+    option in `initdb`. This option controls the collation order (`LC_COLLATE`
+    subcategory), as defined in ["Locale Support"](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/locale.html)
+    from the PostgreSQL documentation (default: `C`).
+
+localeCType
+:   When `localeCType` is set to a value, CNP passes it to the `--lc-ctype` option in
+    `initdb`. This option controls the collation order (`LC_CTYPE` subcategory), as
+    defined in ["Locale Support"](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/locale.html)
+    from the PostgreSQL documentation (default: `C`).
+
+walSegmentSize
+:   When `walSegmentSize` is set to a value, CNP passes it to the `--wal-segsize`
+    option in `initdb` (default: not set - defined by PostgreSQL as 16 megabytes).
+
+!!! Note
+    The only two locale options that Cloud Native PostgreSQL implements during
+    the `initdb` bootstrap refer to the `LC_COLLATE` and `LC_TYPE` subcategories.
+    The remaining locale subcategories can be configured directly in the PostgreSQL
+    configuration, using the `lc_messages`, `lc_monetary`, `lc_numeric`, and
+    `lc_time` parameters.
+
+The following example enables data checksums and sets the default encoding to
+`LATIN1`:
 
 ```yaml
 apiVersion: postgresql.k8s.enterprisedb.io/v1
@@ -200,14 +234,19 @@ spec:
     initdb:
       database: app
       owner: app
-      options:
-      - "-k"
-      - "--locale=en_US"
+      dataChecksums: true
+      encoding: 'LATIN1'
   storage:
     size: 1Gi
 ```
 
-The user can also specify a custom list of queries that will be executed
+Cloud Native PostgreSQL supports another way to customize the behaviour of the
+`initdb` invocation, using the `options` subsection. However, given that there
+are options that can break the behaviour of the operator (such as `--auth` or
+`-d`), this technique is deprecated and will be removed from future versions of
+the API.
+
+You can also specify a custom list of queries that will be executed
 once, just after the database is created and configured. These queries will
 be executed as the *superuser* (`postgres`), connected to the `postgres`
 database:
@@ -224,9 +263,9 @@ spec:
     initdb:
       database: app
       owner: app
-      options:
-      - "-k"
-      - "--locale=en_US"
+      dataChecksums: true
+      localeCollate: 'en_US'
+      localeCType: 'en_US'
       postInitSQL:
         - CREATE ROLE angus
         - CREATE ROLE malcolm
@@ -235,8 +274,9 @@ spec:
 ```
 
 !!! Warning
-    Please use the `postInitSQL` option with extreme care as queries
-    are run as a superuser and can disrupt the entire cluster.
+    Please use the `postInitSQL` and `postInitTemplateSQL` options with extreme care,
+    as queries are run as a superuser and can disrupt the entire cluster.
+    An error in any of those queries interrupts the bootstrap phase, leaving the cluster incomplete.
 
 ### Compatibility Features
 
@@ -618,7 +658,7 @@ file on the source PostgreSQL instance:
 host replication streaming_replica all md5
 ```
 
-The following manifest creates a new PostgreSQL 14.0 cluster,
+The following manifest creates a new PostgreSQL 14.1 cluster,
 called `target-db`, using the `pg_basebackup` bootstrap method
 to clone an external PostgreSQL cluster defined as `source-db`
 (in the `externalClusters` array). As you can see, the `source-db`
@@ -633,7 +673,7 @@ metadata:
   name: target-db
 spec:
   instances: 3
-  imageName: quay.io/enterprisedb/postgresql:14.0
+  imageName: quay.io/enterprisedb/postgresql:14.1
 
   bootstrap:
     pg_basebackup:
@@ -653,7 +693,7 @@ spec:
 ```
 
 All the requirements must be met for the clone operation to work, including
-the same PostgreSQL version (in our case 14.0).
+the same PostgreSQL version (in our case 14.1).
 
 #### TLS certificate authentication
 
@@ -668,7 +708,7 @@ in the same Kubernetes cluster.
     This example can be easily adapted to cover an instance that resides
     outside the Kubernetes cluster.
 
-The manifest defines a new PostgreSQL 14.0 cluster called `cluster-clone-tls`,
+The manifest defines a new PostgreSQL 14.1 cluster called `cluster-clone-tls`,
 which is bootstrapped using the `pg_basebackup` method from the `cluster-example`
 external cluster. The host is identified by the read/write service
 in the same cluster, while the `streaming_replica` user is authenticated
@@ -683,7 +723,7 @@ metadata:
   name: cluster-clone-tls
 spec:
   instances: 3
-  imageName: quay.io/enterprisedb/postgresql:14.0
+  imageName: quay.io/enterprisedb/postgresql:14.1
 
   bootstrap:
     pg_basebackup:

advocacy_docs/kubernetes/cloud_native_postgresql/cnp-plugin.mdx

@@ -41,13 +41,20 @@ PostgreSQL Image:  quay.io/enterprisedb/postgresql:13
 Primary instance:  cluster-example-1
 Instances:         3
 Ready instances:   3
+Current Timeline:  2
+Current WAL file:  00000002000000000000000A
+
+Continuous Backup status
+First Point of Recoverability:  2021-11-09T13:36:43Z
+Working WAL archiving:          OK
+Last Archived WAL:              00000002000000000000000A   @   2021-11-09T13:47:28.354645Z
 
 Instances status
-Pod name           Current LSN  Received LSN  Replay LSN  System ID            Primary  Replicating  Replay paused  Pending restart
---------           -----------  ------------  ----------  ---------            -------  -----------  -------------  ---------------
-cluster-example-1  0/6000060                              6927251808674721812  ✓        ✗            ✗              ✗
-cluster-example-2               0/6000060     0/6000060   6927251808674721812  ✗        ✓            ✗              ✗
-cluster-example-3               0/6000060     0/6000060   6927251808674721812  ✗        ✓            ✗              ✗
+Manager Version  Pod name           Current LSN  Received LSN  Replay LSN  System ID            Primary  Replicating  Replay paused  Pending restart  Status
+---------------  --------           -----------  ------------  ----------  ---------            -------  -----------  -------------  ---------------  ------
+1.10.0           cluster-example-1  0/5000060                              7027078108164751389  ✓        ✗            ✗              ✗                OK
+1.10.0           cluster-example-2               0/5000060     0/5000060   7027078108164751389  ✗        ✓            ✗              ✗                OK
+1.10.0           cluster-example-3               0/5000060     0/5000060   7027078108164751389  ✗        ✓            ✗              ✗                OK
 
 ```
 
@@ -65,47 +72,65 @@ PostgreSQL Image:  quay.io/enterprisedb/postgresql:13
 Primary instance:  cluster-example-1
 Instances:         3
 Ready instances:   3
+Current Timeline:  2
+Current WAL file:  00000002000000000000000A
 
 PostgreSQL Configuration
-archive_command = '/controller/manager wal-archive %p'
+archive_command = '/controller/manager wal-archive --log-destination /controller/log/postgres.json %p'
 archive_mode = 'on'
 archive_timeout = '5min'
+cluster_name = 'cluster-example'
 full_page_writes = 'on'
 hot_standby = 'true'
 listen_addresses = '*'
-logging_collector = 'off'
+log_destination = 'csvlog'
+log_directory = '/controller/log'
+log_filename = 'postgres'
+log_rotation_age = '0'
+log_rotation_size = '0'
+log_truncate_on_rotation = 'false'
+logging_collector = 'on'
 max_parallel_workers = '32'
 max_replication_slots = '32'
 max_worker_processes = '32'
 port = '5432'
+shared_preload_libraries = ''
 ssl = 'on'
 ssl_ca_file = '/controller/certificates/client-ca.crt'
 ssl_cert_file = '/controller/certificates/server.crt'
 ssl_key_file = '/controller/certificates/server.key'
-unix_socket_directories = '/var/run/postgresql'
+unix_socket_directories = '/controller/run'
 wal_keep_size = '512MB'
 wal_level = 'logical'
 wal_log_hints = 'on'
-
+cnp.config_sha256 = '407239112913e96626722395d549abc78b2cf9b767471e1c8eac6f33132e789c'
 
 PostgreSQL HBA Rules
+
 # Grant local access
-local all all peer
+local all all peer map=local
 
 # Require client certificate authentication for the streaming_replica user
 hostssl postgres streaming_replica all cert
 hostssl replication streaming_replica all cert
+hostssl all cnp_pooler_pgbouncer all cert
+
+
 
-# Otherwise use md5 authentication
+# Otherwise use the default authentication method
 host all all all md5
 
+Continuous Backup status
+First Point of Recoverability:  2021-11-09T13:36:43Z
+Working WAL archiving:          OK
+Last Archived WAL:              00000002000000000000000A   @   2021-11-09T13:47:28.354645Z
 
 Instances status
-Pod name           Current LSN  Received LSN  Replay LSN  System ID            Primary  Replicating  Replay paused  Pending restart
---------           -----------  ------------  ----------  ---------            -------  -----------  -------------  ---------------
-cluster-example-1  0/6000060                              6927251808674721812  ✓        ✗            ✗              ✗
-cluster-example-2               0/6000060     0/6000060   6927251808674721812  ✗        ✓            ✗              ✗
-cluster-example-3               0/6000060     0/6000060   6927251808674721812  ✗        ✓            ✗              ✗
+Manager Version  Pod name           Current LSN  Received LSN  Replay LSN  System ID            Primary  Replicating  Replay paused  Pending restart  Status
+---------------  --------           -----------  ------------  ----------  ---------            -------  -----------  -------------  ---------------  ------
+1.10.0           cluster-example-1  0/5000060                              7027078108164751389  ✓        ✗            ✗              ✗                OK
+1.10.0           cluster-example-2               0/5000060     0/5000060   7027078108164751389  ✗        ✓            ✗              ✗                OK
+1.10.0           cluster-example-3               0/5000060     0/5000060   7027078108164751389  ✗        ✓            ✗              ✗                OK
 ```
 
 The command also supports output in `yaml` and `json` format.