Chapter 28. Reliability and the Write-Ahead Log

   Table of Contents

   28.1. Reliability
   28.2. Data Checksums

        28.2.1. Off-line Enabling of Checksums

   28.3. Write-Ahead Logging (WAL)
   28.4. Asynchronous Commit
   28.5. WAL Configuration
   28.6. WAL Internals

   This chapter explains how to control the reliability of PostgreSQL,
   including details about the Write-Ahead Log.