Re: WAL backups

On 2/18/08, Brian Modra <epailty(at)googlemail(dot)com> wrote:
>
> I've only just started doing WAL backups, and so far am not able to
> keep a running backup due to lack of hardware.
> Obviously I gzip the WAL fioles, but I'm fast running out of disk
> space. I have a second standy server with 200GB disk, where I store
> the compressed WAL files, which quickly fills up.
> Archiving is difficult simply because the server is in a server room
> in Johannesburg 1000km away. We pay them to keep the server powered
> up, safe, and connected. They can slip a DVD into it, but that
> requires me to book it in advance, and it takes maybe a few hours
> before they can do it.

1. Setup a key-based authentification in ssh

2.
archive_command = "scp %f user(at)remoteserver:/home/backups/"
restore_command = "scp user(at)remoteserver:/home/backups/%f %d"

(not sure about %f and %d - too lazy to read manual)

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Vladimir Rusinov
Voronezh, Russia
UNIX Admin @ Murano Software