hot backup with zfs ?

From: Laurent Laborde <kerdezixe(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: hot backup with zfs ?
Date: 2015-08-20 13:50:26
Message-ID: CAEy3c_QncFypqVoFYWNYJurRCNKLbgxJztCdifvPaZ=SziZvFw@mail.gmail.com
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Friendly greetings !

I'm wondering if anyone tried the following hot backup process, and if it
works :
pg_start_backup()
zfs snapshop
pg_stop_backup()

copy the snapshot to the backup server.
Thx :)

PS : the WAL will still be archived the usual way.

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Laurent "ker2x" Laborde

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