Re: Postgresql Upgrade 7.4 to 8.2 - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Zach Bagnall
Subject Re: Postgresql Upgrade 7.4 to 8.2
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Msg-id 45D23635.1070601@bulletinwireless.com
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In response to Re: Postgresql Upgrade 7.4 to 8.2  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: Postgresql Upgrade 7.4 to 8.2  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On 01/25/07 06:11, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> Radhika Sambamurti wrote:
>>> 1. How is the backup and recovery using WAL logging in 8.2
 >>
>> It's great!
>
> Less filling!
>
> Seriously though, the PITR recovery mechanism is quite mature and usable.

I would say it is a good start - and progress is clearly being made. But
it wont be "usable" for most serious applications until we have
per-database transaction logging and backup recovery. Having to run a
new instance (or obliterate the main instance) for recovery simply isn't
practical.

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