From: | jdassen(at)cistron(dot)nl (J(dot)H(dot)M(dot) Dassen (Ray)) |
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To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Backup and analyse |
Date: | 2001-03-13 16:05:13 |
Message-ID: | slrn9ash6m.e6p.jdassen@odin.cistron-office.nl |
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Christopher Sawtell <csawtell(at)xtra(dot)co(dot)nz> wrote:
>a) Does VACUUMing ( with ANALYSE ) in effect perform a file consistency
>check on the database structure as a side effect?
As I understand it, it is more of a cleanup than a file consistency check.
>b) Is it ok to VACUUM while the database is alive and active?
Yes.
>c) Can I backup via pg_dump while the database is alive and active and have
>the backup consistent to the state the database was in when the backup
>started?
The backup is consistent; I assume it's consistent with the state of the
database when pg_dump was started.
HTH,
Ray
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