Re: File system level backup with more than one cluster folders - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Tino Schwarze
Subject Re: File system level backup with more than one cluster folders
Date
Msg-id 20081210101304.GB21211@easy2.in-chemnitz.de
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In response to File system level backup with more than one cluster folders  (Michael Leshchenko <Michael.Leshchenko@its.fh-giessen.de>)
Responses Re: File system level backup with more than one cluster folders  ("Vladimir Rusinov" <vladimir@greenmice.info>)
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Hi Mike,

> I am newbie with PostgreSQL. I have separate table space for my
> databases, which is located in separate folder, which is different to
> default. I would like to carry out file system level backup.  Do I need
> to backup only folder with my table space or all pg folders.

Do you know that a file system level backup is only useful if

a) the postgres instance is stopped
or
b) your are using WAL archiving and have an appropiate setup to tell PG
   about backup starts and ends

You need to backup any file system structure belonging to your PG
database.

HTH,

Tino.

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