After a homelab crash, the VCSA file-based backup isn't working anymore. In this post I'm describing how I was able to get the VMware Postgres Archiver service back into operating state by interfere with vCenters vPostgres instance.
2024 / Week 06
February 5 – February 11, 2024
The VCSA vPostgres service fails starting. In this post I describe how I was able to revive my Postgres instance with the help of the Postgres Write-Ahead log (WAL). The Postgres Write-Ahead Log contains enough data for Postgres to restore its state to the last committed transaction. Nevertheless, this action should be done with care.