Re: tablespaces a priority for 7.5?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: johnsw(at)wardbrook(dot)com
Cc: "Cott Lang" <cott(at)internetstaff(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: tablespaces a priority for 7.5?
Date: 2004-01-22 18:10:05
Message-ID: 13392.1074795005@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"John Sidney-Woollett" <johnsw(at)wardbrook(dot)com> writes:
> Tom Lane said:
>> I dunno what a "dump file" would equate to in Postgres terms, but yeah,
>> we're envisioning using ordinary filesystem tools (tar, say) as the
>> mechanism for handling a baseline backup.

> However, it looks like postgres will require a file system level backup to
> recover from. Or will you be able to build a new db from the dump file,
> and then apply the WAL segments?

What dump file? I'm trying to say that we have no such concept and no
intention of inventing one.

regards, tom lane

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