move_chunk()

TimescaleDB allows you to move chunks to other data nodes. Moving chunks is useful in order to rebalance a multi-node cluster or remove a data node from the cluster.

warning

Experimental features could have bugs. They might not be backwards compatible, and could be removed in future releases. Use these features at your own risk, and do not use any experimental features in production.

Required arguments

Required settings

When moving a chunk, the destination data node needs a way to authenticate with the data node that holds the source chunk. It is currently recommended to use a password file on the data node.

The wal_level setting must also be set to logical or higher on data nodes from which chunks are moved. If you are copying or moving many chunks in parallel, you can increase max_wal_senders and max_replication_slots.

Failures

When a move operation fails, it sometimes creates objects and metadata on the destination data node. It can also hold a replication slot open on the source data node. To clean up these objects and metadata, use cleanup_copy_chunk_operation.

Sample usage

CALL timescaledb_experimental.move_chunk('_timescaledb_internal._dist_hyper_1_1_chunk', 'data_node_2', 'data_node_3');