Re: Backup of a big DB with a lot of large objects

On Fri, 2006-12-01 at 10:06 -0800, Richard Broersma Jr wrote:
>  > > Replicate it???
> >
> > I'm hesitant about replacing backup with replication. It seems to me
> > like trying to shoot a mosquito with a cannon.
>
> One some threads that I've read, some posters mention that once their databases reach a certain
> size threshold, backups times become so large that replication seems to be the better perhaps only
> choice.

It can be but see PITR as well.

>
> I suppose that if replication is used, one of their child read-only servers can be dedicated the
> task of backing up the database thereby relieving that load off of the parent read/write server.

Yep, use replication and then backup the slave.

>
> But this doesn't solve the problem increasing back-up times.  Of course, equipping yourself with a
> cannon now will really help after your mosquito grows in to an albatross. :o)

PITR.

Joshua D. Drake


>
> Regards,
> Richard Broersma Jr.
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