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Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula for backing up postgres

2009-01-03 14:29:33
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula for backing up postgres
From: Dan Langille <dan AT langille DOT org>
To: "Eduardo J. Ortega U." <ejortegau AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:26:36 -0500
Eduardo J. Ortega U. wrote:
> Hi, all:
> 
> I am considering bacula for backing up a server whose primary role is
> PostgreSQL. My question is, is bacula appropriate for taking online
> postgres backups (considering that a filesystem backup when the
> database is running is a badf solution) ?

Look at PITR (Point In Time Recovery).  This may be acceptable to you.

It backs up the raw filesystem (i.e. /usr/local/pgsql/data; this 
directory will vary according to your OS).  Try it.  Prove it.  But it 
may be just what you want.

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