Hi All,
We are moving to a new backup solution where we will backup direct to the backup server using a Daily Base backup with pg_start_backup and WAL Log backups every 4 hours.
In regards to retention we are planning on this.
WAL Logs
Daily 4 to 6 times: 60 days retention.
Base Backup
Daily: Mon-Thursday 7 Day Retention
Weekly: Friday 31 Day Retention
Monthly: Last Day of month: 365 Day Retention
So what I am looking for is some clarification on the Base Backups that are 6 months old for example.
Since my WAL Log backups have a 2 month retention I can do PITR from any Base Backup + WAL Logs any day from 2 months back.
However let's say for example I want to restore the Base Backup from 6 months ago, I only have the Base Backups.. Will I be able to recover to that point in time using that Base backup? I have read the PITR documentation however I still struggle to understand this part of it.
Thanks
Jimmy
