More WAL archiving/backup questions

From: "Birchall, Austen" <austen(dot)birchall(at)metoffice(dot)gov(dot)uk>
To: <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: More WAL archiving/backup questions
Date: 2011-05-12 13:29:41
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Hi once again

Am I right to assume that running a pg_dumo -Fc against a database:

(i) Does not require WAL log archiving be be switched on?
(ii) That running this will have no (or a very small) effect on the
database's performance?

Also in general, are there any performance hits from runing in WAL
Archiving mode and also any when a pg_start_backup is actually running

Thanks

Austen

Austen Birchall Senior Database Administrator
Met Office FitzRoy Road Exeter EX1 3PB United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1392 884481 Fax: +44 (0)1392 885681
E-mail: austen(dot)birchall(at)metoffice(dot)gov(dot)uk Website:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk

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