From: | Richard Broersma Jr <rabroersma(at)yahoo(dot)com> |
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To: | "Milen A(dot) Radev" <milen(at)radev(dot)net>, pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Backup of a big DB with a lot of large objects |
Date: | 2006-12-01 18:06:06 |
Message-ID: | 4617.40027.qm@web31812.mail.mud.yahoo.com |
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> > Replicate it???
>
> I'm hesitant about replacing backup with replication. It seems to me
> like trying to shoot a mosquito with a cannon.
One some threads that I've read, some posters mention that once their databases reach a certain
size threshold, backups times become so large that replication seems to be the better perhaps only
choice.
I suppose that if replication is used, one of their child read-only servers can be dedicated the
task of backing up the database thereby relieving that load off of the parent read/write server.
But this doesn't solve the problem increasing back-up times. Of course, equipping yourself with a
cannon now will really help after your mosquito grows in to an albatross. :o)
Regards,
Richard Broersma Jr.
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