Re: postgres large database backup

From: hvjunk <hvjunk(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Hannes Erven <hannes(at)erven(dot)at>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: postgres large database backup
Date: 2022-12-06 04:44:15
Message-ID: 52B3F216-2F91-4442-B6CA-7EE6FE960351@gmail.com
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> On 01 Dec 2022, at 01:19, Hannes Erven <hannes(at)erven(dot)at> wrote:
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> You could also use a filesystem that can do atomic snapshots - like ZFS.
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> However, I'm wondering why none of the previous respondents mentioned it?

the reason: 'cause most people are "stuck" on public clouds that does not provide that as a "solution" in their cookie cutter (wrongly called "managed") solutions...

> Sure, ZFS may have its own performance implications... but my experience is that it makes "safety snapshots" and "on-demand throw-away testing environments" very convenient to use.

Using that myself, but also as a VM in a ProxMox environmenet, I've found (and restored) with ProxMox Backup Server goot single snapshot backup solution.

My cases doesn't need the PITR yet

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