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From: Andy Hartman <[email protected]>
To: Adrian Klaver <[email protected]>
Cc: pgsql-general <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Backup
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:07:02 -0400
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I have been testing different backup methods suggested and wonder if I have
all my files used to load the DB .. could that be considered a backup...
obviously need to have schema backup in case of problem, but that seems to
be easily re-created

Thoughts?

On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 2:30 PM Adrian Klaver <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>
> On 10/18/24 11:25 AM, Andy Hartman wrote:
> > Windows Server 2022
> >
> > I would like a backup process similar to what I'm used to using in the
> > mssql world if that's  possible with Postgres... I will be
> > loading monthly archive data to Postgresql so that's why I probably only
> > need once a backup .. once loaded data is just viewed thru an app... no
> > updates..
> >
> > in mssql you create the .bak and easily restorable ....  that's what I'm
> > looking for with Postgres
> >
>
> Then pg_dump for database backup:
>
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-pgdump.html
>
> and pg_dumpall for entire cluster backup:
>
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-pg-dumpall.html
>
> > thanks for replies..
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 1:00 PM Adrian Klaver <[email protected]
> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> >
> >     On 10/18/24 09:52, Andy Hartman wrote:
> >
> >     Reply to list also
> >     Ccing list.
> >
> >      > Windows 22 and Postgres 16.4
> >      >
> >     Is that Windows Server 2022 or Windows 10/11 with the 22H2 update?
> >
> >     You also need to provide a more detailed description of what you want
> >     the backup to do?
> >
> >      >
> >      >
> >      > On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 12:04 PM Adrian Klaver
> >      > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> >     <mailto:[email protected]
> >     <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote:
> >      >
> >      >     On 10/18/24 05:39, Andy Hartman wrote:
> >      >      > I would like to use the closest thing to a mssql backup...
> >      >      >
> >      >
> >      >     As in?
> >      >
> >      >     Searching on 'mssql backup' returns a  lot of choices. You
> >     will need to
> >      >     be more specific on what you want to achieve. Also be
> >     specific about
> >      >     what versions of OS and Postgres you are using.
> >      >
> >      >     --
> >      >     Adrian Klaver
> >      > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> >     <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]
> >>
> >      >
> >
> >     --
> >     Adrian Klaver
> >     [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> >
>
> --
> Adrian Klaver
> [email protected]
>


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