From: | "Brian Modra" <epailty(at)googlemail(dot)com> |
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To: | "Vladimir Rusinov" <vladimir(at)greenmice(dot)info> |
Cc: | pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: WAL backups |
Date: | 2008-02-18 18:19:32 |
Message-ID: | 5a9699850802181019k4a17cdaapa6c4564f9e569165@mail.gmail.com |
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On 18/02/2008, Vladimir Rusinov <vladimir(at)greenmice(dot)info> wrote:
>
>
> 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)
Thats pretty much what I'm doing already but the problem is that I'm quickly
running out of disk space on the remote server.
>
> --
> Vladimir Rusinov
> Voronezh, Russia
> UNIX Admin @ Murano Software
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