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SQL> dump
File system level backup
! On-line backup
Each has its own strengths and weaknesses.
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SQL> dump
File system level backup
! Incremental backup
Each has its own strengths and weaknesses.
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!
! On-line backup and point-in-time recovery (PITR)
! on-line backup
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!
! Incremental backup and point-in-time recovery (PITR)
! incremental backup
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! To recover successfully using an on-line backup, you need a continuous
sequence of archived WAL files that extends back at least as far as the
start time of your backup. So to get started, you should set up and test
your procedure for archiving WAL files before> you take your
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! To recover successfully using an incremental backup (also called "online
! backup" by many database vendors), you need a continuous
sequence of archived WAL files that extends back at least as far as the
start time of your backup. So to get started, you should set up and test
your procedure for archiving WAL files before> you take your
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pg_start_backup> or pg_stop_backup>, and
you will therefore be left to your own devices to keep track of which
backup dump is which and how far back the associated WAL files go.
! It is generally better to follow the on-line backup procedure above.
! Recovering with an On-line Backup
Okay, the worst has happened and you need to recover from your backup.
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pg_start_backup> or pg_stop_backup>, and
you will therefore be left to your own devices to keep track of which
backup dump is which and how far back the associated WAL files go.
! It is generally better to follow the incremental backup procedure above.
! Recovering with an Incremental Backup
Okay, the worst has happened and you need to recover from your backup.
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!
Caveats
! At this writing, there are several limitations of the on-line backup
technique. These will probably be fixed in future releases:
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!
Caveats
! At this writing, there are several limitations of the incremental backup
technique. These will probably be fixed in future releases:
Index: doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
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RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v
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Turning off this parameter does not affect use of
WAL archiving for point-in-time recovery (PITR)
! (see ).
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Turning off this parameter does not affect use of
WAL archiving for point-in-time recovery (PITR)
! (see ).
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For details about proper usage of these functions, see
! .
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For details about proper usage of these functions, see
! .
Index: doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml
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RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml,v
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WAL also makes it possible to support on-line
backup and point-in-time recovery, as described in . By archiving the WAL data we can support
reverting to any time instant covered by the available WAL data:
we simply install a prior physical backup of the database, and
replay the WAL log just as far as the desired time. What's more,
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WAL also makes it possible to support on-line
backup and point-in-time recovery, as described in . By archiving the WAL data we can support
reverting to any time instant covered by the available WAL data:
we simply install a prior physical backup of the database, and
replay the WAL log just as far as the desired time. What's more,