>> That section has been removed from the current 9.0 docs because we are >> unsure it works. > > Is the feature (or the documentation) still being worked on, or is pg_dump > the only way to take a backup of a warm standby while the database is > running?
I don't think you can take a pg_dump of a warm standby without making recover. But I can't see why you can't use a snapshot to recover a warm standby, since the file system will be just a base snapshot and a bunch of wal files.
Sorry, I got confused with the terms. What I meant was 'hot standby', the new feature implemented in 9.0. I guess you can take a pg_dump out of a hot standby, right?
