Re: Backup

I can generate a backup using pg_dump on a slave with 9.2.1. No clue
if it works with 9.1.x (or older) versions though.

On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 5:17 PM, Sabry Sadiq <ssadiq(at)whispir(dot)com> wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lonni J Friedman [mailto:netllama(at)gmail(dot)com]
> Sent: Friday, 30 November 2012 12:17 PM
> To: Sabry Sadiq
> Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Backup
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> *how* are the backups being generated?
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> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Sabry Sadiq <ssadiq(at)whispir(dot)com> wrote:
>> Currently backups are performed on the master database and I want to
>> offload that load to the standby
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>> Sabry Sadiq
>> Systems Administrator
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>> Whispir
>> Level 30 360 Collins Street
>> Melbourne / Victoria 3000 / Australia
>> GPO Box 130 / Victoria 3001 / Australia T +61 3 8630 9900 / M +61 428
>> 571 636 F +61 3 8630 9990 / E mailto:ssadiq(at)whispir(dot)com
>> 1300 WHISPIR / 1300 944 774
>> www.whispir.com
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lonni J Friedman [mailto:netllama(at)gmail(dot)com]
>> Sent: Friday, 30 November 2012 12:15 PM
>> To: Sabry Sadiq
>> Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
>> Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Backup
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>> I don't know, I've never tried. If I had to guess, I'd say no, as that version doesn't support cascading replication.
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>> You never stated, how are you currently performing backups?
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>> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Sabry Sadiq <ssadiq(at)whispir(dot)com> wrote:
>>> Does it work well with version 9.1.3?
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>>> Sabry Sadiq
>>> Systems Administrator
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