Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TeZKS-0007m8-LQ for pgsql-admin@arkaria.postgresql.org; Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:45:06 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with smtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TeZKS-0005z4-5B for pgsql-admin@arkaria.postgresql.org; Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:45:04 +0000 Received: from makus.postgresql.org ([98.129.198.125]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TeZKQ-0005xj-Gm for pgsql-admin@postgresql.org; Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:45:02 +0000 Received: from delta01.pnet.xcon.it ([62.48.53.16]) by makus.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TeZKN-0004hJ-VB for pgsql-admin@postgresql.org; Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:45:01 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by delta01.pnet.xcon.it (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3E1C10339F92; Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:44:57 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at delta01.pnet.xcon.it Received: from delta01.pnet.xcon.it ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (delta01.pnet.xcon.it [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 57-MR6KZemwK; Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:44:57 +0100 (CET) Received: from Gabriele.local (host203-131-dynamic.26-79-r.retail.telecomitalia.it [79.26.131.203]) (Authenticated sender: gabriele.bartolini@devise.it) by delta01.pnet.xcon.it (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E455310339B78; Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:44:56 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <50B936E9.9090504@2ndQuadrant.it> Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:44:57 +0100 From: Gabriele Bartolini User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.7; rv:17.0) Gecko/17.0 Thunderbird/17.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Andrew W. Gibbs" CC: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org Subject: Re: base backup requirements for PITR References: <20121129015217.GA9975@raptor.commandosoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <20121129015217.GA9975@raptor.commandosoftware.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Pg-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) List-Archive: List-Help: List-ID: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Mailing-List: pgsql-admin Precedence: bulk Sender: pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org Hi Andrew, Il 29/11/12 02:52, Andrew W. Gibbs ha scritto: > That said, I'm wondering whether I created the base backup with > reliably correct procedures or merely was lucky. PostgreSQL documentation on how continuous archiving works is clear, but you need to follow exactly what it says and have a clear understanding and how Postgres works. In order to simplify the management of disaster recovery solutions for PostgreSQL, we have recently developed and distributed an open source project called Barman. I am not sure whether you have looked at it or not. In this case, I suggest you give it a go. More information at http://www.pgbarman.org/ It is also available as RPM and Debian/Ubuntu package and works from PostgreSQL 8.4 onwards. Barman takes care of backups, works remotely and assist DBAs during recovery (both local to the backup server or remote). Cheers, Gabriele -- Gabriele Bartolini - 2ndQuadrant Italia PostgreSQL Training, Services and Support gabriele.bartolini@2ndQuadrant.it | www.2ndQuadrant.it -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin