Mr. Dan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Every day I'm arguing with 3 or 4 people on this point.
> My point is that I have to do a tarball, a tar command as part of online
> backup with postgresql v814. I keep saying that the reason we do a
> tarbal (online backup) and not individual dumps is that we want the PITR
> capability. I've been fighting so many people on this point I want to
> double check with the group that.
>
> 1. There is no way to do a PITR recovery from a dump file at one time
> during the day.
> 2. There is no way to do a PITR from SLONY1.
>
> Does everyone agree with me on those points?
Yes.
You can however perform a psuedo 5 minute delay replication with PITR.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
>
> Thanks,
> ~DjK
>
>
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