From: | Bill Moran <wmoran(at)potentialtech(dot)com> |
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To: | Steeles <steeles(at)gmail(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: What is better method to backup postgresql DB. |
Date: | 2010-10-26 18:33:53 |
Message-ID: | 20101026143353.b46a73b9.wmoran@potentialtech.com |
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In response to Steeles <steeles(at)gmail(dot)com>:
> new to postgresql. need to backup postgresql DB, which way is better to
> backup DB.
>
> from training, I learned that we can backup the whole PGdata and other
> directories to achieve backup goal, originally I was planned to schedule
> jobs to use pgdump to backup all DBs.
>
> so which way is better for backup or there is other way to backup PGDB.
Use pg_dump or pg_dumpall. If you're at the level that you have to ask
this question, then you'll have nothing but trouble getting reliable
backups by backing up directories.
Also, since you're new to PostgreSQL, I _HIGHLY_ recommend that you don't
assume that you're getting backups until you can demonstrate that you can
restore them.
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Bill Moran
http://www.potentialtech.com
http://people.collaborativefusion.com/~wmoran/
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