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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:09:05 -0700
From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
Organization: Command Prompt, Inc.
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To: "Mr. Dan" <bitsandbytes88@hotmail.com>
CC: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: PITR
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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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