Re: verifying database integrity - fsck for pg? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Rich Doughty
Subject Re: verifying database integrity - fsck for pg?
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Msg-id 43DF7B77.2020909@opusvl.com
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In response to Re: verifying database integrity - fsck for pg?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: verifying database integrity - fsck for pg?  (Guido Neitzer <guido.neitzer@pharmaline.de>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Rich Doughty <rich@opusvl.com> writes:
>
>>We are currently migrating a cluster between hosts. I'd like to
>>verify that the new database has been transferred reliably and
>>that the datafiles are in tact.
>
>
> pg_dump both databases and diff the results, perhaps?

i had considered pg_dump. i was hoping there was a utility similar
to fsck that could check for corruption. i'd like to verify now that
the data is ok, rather than coming across errors in 6 months time.

i'm going to go a vacuum full, and a pg_dump. at least that should
mean all the data is accessible.

cheers


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   - Rich Doughty

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