Re: PITR Questions

From: Wayne Conrad <wconrad(at)yagni(dot)com>
To: "Matthew T(dot) O'Connor" <matthew(at)zeut(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PITR Questions
Date: 2006-08-04 13:36:03
Message-ID: 20060804133603.GA11428@yagni.com
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On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 05:03:35PM -0400, Matthew T. O'Connor wrote:
> I have it set as follows:
> archive_command = 'rsync -a %p backup_server:/pgsql_pitr/%f'
>
> Any comments as to whether or not this is a *good* choice?

Are you also doing the dance with pg_start_backup(), doing a file copy
of main, and then pg_stop_backup()? That's your full backup; the PITR
files are something like incremental backups and need the copy of main
to play against.

Wayne Conrad

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