> John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com> hat am 3. Dezember 2015 um 21:38
> geschrieben:
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> On 12/2/2015 9:59 PM, Yelai, Ramkumar IN BLR STS wrote:
> > I can't shutdown the database during the backup and unable to use file
> > system copy of data folder as it creates inconsistency
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> If you invoke pg_start_backup() before the copy, and pg_stop_backup()
> after the copy, then a file system copy is consistent.
file system snapshot PLUS transaction logs => consistent backup.