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@ 2024-08-22 14:22 Greg Sabino Mullane <[email protected]>
2024-08-22 14:32 ` Re: How to validate restore of backup? Ron Johnson <[email protected]>
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From: Greg Sabino Mullane @ 2024-08-22 14:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: o1bigtenor <[email protected]>; +Cc: pgsql-generallists.postgresql.org <[email protected]>
On Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 8:49 AM o1bigtenor <[email protected]> wrote:
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> On Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 6:24 AM Ron Johnson <[email protected]>
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>> That's great on small databases. Not so practical when they're big.
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>> So - - - - what is the recommended procedure for 'large' databases?
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Use a real backup system like pgBackRest. Stop using pg_dump.
Cheers,
Greg
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* Re: How to validate restore of backup?
2024-08-22 14:22 Re: How to validate restore of backup? Greg Sabino Mullane <[email protected]>
@ 2024-08-22 14:32 ` Ron Johnson <[email protected]>
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From: Ron Johnson @ 2024-08-22 14:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-generallists.postgresql.org <[email protected]>
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:
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>> 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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Iraq lobster!
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