From: Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com>
To: Mr. Dan <bitsandbytes88@hotmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: PITR
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:09:05 -0700
Message-ID: <44F725C1.8060002@commandprompt.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BAY116-F3760258B95805200666A28D13F0@phx.gbl>
References: <BAY116-F3760258B95805200666A28D13F0@phx.gbl>
Mr. Dan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Every day I'm arguing with 3 or 4 people on this point.
> My point is that I have to do a tarball, a tar command as part of online
> backup with postgresql v814. I keep saying that the reason we do a
> tarbal (online backup) and not individual dumps is that we want the PITR
> capability. I've been fighting so many people on this point I want to
> double check with the group that.
>
> 1. There is no way to do a PITR recovery from a dump file at one time
> during the day.
> 2. There is no way to do a PITR from SLONY1.
>
> Does everyone agree with me on those points?
Yes.
You can however perform a psuedo 5 minute delay replication with PITR.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
>
> Thanks,
> ~DjK
>
>
>
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