Re: Postgresql Upgrade 7.4 to 8.2

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Zach Bagnall <zach(dot)bagnall(at)bulletinwireless(dot)com>, pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, radhika(at)88thstreet(dot)com
Subject: Re: Postgresql Upgrade 7.4 to 8.2
Date: 2007-02-14 03:00:31
Message-ID: 45D27B4F.4080005@commandprompt.com
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Zach Bagnall <zach(dot)bagnall(at)bulletinwireless(dot)com> writes:
>>> Seriously though, the PITR recovery mechanism is quite mature and usable.
>
>> I would say it is a good start - and progress is clearly being made. But
>> it wont be "usable" for most serious applications until we have
>> per-database transaction logging and backup recovery.
>
> Don't hold your breath; that's not even on the agenda, much less
> something that's likely to appear soon. If you need separable recovery
> then run a different postmaster instance for each database.

I would have to concur... if you need such a feature I would wonder why
you are running multiple databases within the same cluster at all.

Joshua D. Drake

>
> regards, tom lane
>

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