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To: pgsql-generallists.postgresql.org <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: How to validate restore of backup?
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 10:32:33 -0400
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On Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 10:22 AM Greg Sabino Mullane <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 8:49 AM o1bigtenor <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 6:24 AM Ron Johnson <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> That's great on small databases. Not so practical when they're big.
>>>
>>> So - - - - what is the recommended procedure for 'large' databases?
>>
>
> Use a real backup system like pgBackRest. Stop using pg_dump.
>
Not useful when you're migrating not only between major versions but glibc
levels.
Use logical replication!! Maybe. It gets difficult with partitioned
tables that regularly have children added and dropped; mistakes can be
made. pg_dump/pg_restore is guaranteed to work.
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