From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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To: | Richard Broersma Jr <rabroersma(at)yahoo(dot)com> |
Cc: | "Milen A(dot) Radev" <milen(at)radev(dot)net>, pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Backup of a big DB with a lot of large objects |
Date: | 2006-12-01 18:18:19 |
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On Fri, 2006-12-01 at 10:06 -0800, Richard Broersma Jr wrote:
> > > Replicate it???
> >
> > I'm hesitant about replacing backup with replication. It seems to me
> > like trying to shoot a mosquito with a cannon.
>
> One some threads that I've read, some posters mention that once their databases reach a certain
> size threshold, backups times become so large that replication seems to be the better perhaps only
> choice.
It can be but see PITR as well.
>
> I suppose that if replication is used, one of their child read-only servers can be dedicated the
> task of backing up the database thereby relieving that load off of the parent read/write server.
Yep, use replication and then backup the slave.
>
> But this doesn't solve the problem increasing back-up times. Of course, equipping yourself with a
> cannon now will really help after your mosquito grows in to an albatross. :o)
PITR.
Joshua D. Drake
>
> Regards,
> Richard Broersma Jr.
>
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