Re: [HACKERS] 6.6 items

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: ZEUGSWETTER Andreas IZ5 <Andreas(dot)Zeugswetter(at)telecom(dot)at>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, "'kar(at)webline(dot)dk'" <kar(at)webline(dot)dk>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] 6.6 items
Date: 1999-06-08 15:41:11
Message-ID: 199906081541.LAA17092@candle.pha.pa.us
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>
> > - Up time. This means hot backup and no locking of the database during
> > vacuum.
> >
> If Vadim made the change to make pg_dump dump in one transaction then
> PostgreSQL already has "hot backup" in 6.5. This will do a consistent
> snapshot of your database as it was when pg_dump began as long as you
> don't change the database layout during the dump.

Excellent point.

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