Re: Fastest DB restore options - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: Fastest DB restore options
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Msg-id 45DDBF36.5020302@commandprompt.com
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In response to Fastest DB restore options  (ogjunk-pgjedan@yahoo.com)
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ogjunk-pgjedan@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a fairly large DB to dump and restore as fast as possible.  I'm moving from 8.0.3 to 8.2.3! :)
>
> I normally dump with these options:
>
>   -d MyDB --clean --inserts --column-inserts --format=P
>
> But the last time I tried that, the restore took foreeeeeeeeeeeeeever.  So I'm looking for the fastest way to import
datafrom the old DB to the new one.  Judging from pg_dump man page the following should be the fastest dump & restore: 
>
>   -d MyDB --format=c --ignore-version
>
> Is there anything else I can do to make the restore as fast as possible?

Don't use -d, it means dump as inserts.

Joshua D. Drake


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> Otis
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