Re: Backup Method

På fredag 03. juli 2015 kl. 11:59:49, skrev howardnews(at)selestial(dot)com <
howardnews(at)selestial(dot)com <mailto:howardnews(at)selestial(dot)com>>:
Hi everyone,

I am reaching the point with my database backups where the backups are
taking too long, and starting to interfere with running of the system
during the day. So I am looking for a bit of sage advice as to how to
proceed.

For a typical server, I have a single database cluster with multiple
database that I backup nightly using sequential pg_dumps to NFS.

So what I am looking for is a backup regime with less impact that will
run overnight but faster or less impact than the pg_dump.

Would a file system backup be the better option in PITR format, or is
pg_dumpall more efficient than pg_dump?

Look forward to your advice.
 
Use Barman http://www.pgbarman.org/
 
We're continuously backing up a 1.5TB cluster without any problems. Full PITR
with a window of 1 week.
 
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