Re: I don't want to back up index files

From: Glen Parker <glenebob(at)nwlink(dot)com>
To: Postgres General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Subject: Re: I don't want to back up index files
Date: 2009-03-12 19:59:10
Message-ID: 49B9698E.5000102@nwlink.com
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Glen Parker <glenebob(at)nwlink(dot)com> writes:
>> We have yet to recover from a PG disaster. We back up every night, and
>> never use the back ups for anything. To me, it seems perfectly
>> reasonable to get a quicker back up every night, with the remote
>> possibility of ever having to pay the price for it.
>
> Why don't you just switch to a less frequent full-backup schedule?

Paranoia. Others in the organization have pushed to keep up with the
nightly back ups, so that decision is mostly out of my hands.

-Glen

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