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From: Kevin Grittner <Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov>
To: Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@gmail.com>
To: Wells Oliver <wellsoliver@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Setting up streaming replication w/ a big ole database
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:49:49 -0500
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Wells Oliver <wellsoliver@gmail.com> wrote:
 
> I admit to being scared as crap of rsync'ing a live database to
> another server. Like chills are running down my spine even typing
> it. Is this an approved, safe thing?
 
It is fine, as long as you're doing it between the pg_start_backup()
and pg_stop_backup() calls.  We do it on 100 production databases
every week.  It is approved, documented, and safe.
 
-Kevin



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