gp_persistent_tablespace_node

The gp_persistent_tablespace_node table keeps track of the status of file system objects in relation to the transaction status of tablespace objects. This information is used to make sure the state of the system catalogs and the file system files persisted to disk are synchronized.

Table 1. pg_catalog.gp_persistent_tablespace_node

column type references description
filespace_oid oid pg_filespace.oid Filespace object id
tablespace_oid oid pg_tablespace.oid Tablespace object id
persistent_state smallint   0 - free

1 - create pending

2 - created

3 - drop pending

4 - aborting create

5 - “Just in Time” create pending

6 - bulk load create pending

parent_xid integer   Global transaction id.
persistent_serial_num bigint   Log sequence number position in the transaction log for a file block.
previous_free_tid tid   Used by HAWQ to internally manage persistent representations of file system objects.