Created new method to add a node to a cluster from a backup #271
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Adds the command
add-node-from-backup
to cluster.py. To use this, first create a pgBackrest backup on the source server and copy it to the same path on the destination server using scp or rsync or a homing pigeon.Then, add the node to the cluster with this command on the source node or a controller machine:
This has been tested with full and incremental backups. If there have been changes to the data during the restore you may need to increase WAL log retention so the new node can get caught up.