[ale] Speaking of Postgresql...

[lists at serioustechnology.com (Geoffrey Myers)]

Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> We had setup a couple of installs last year but never setup backup jobs 
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> Does postgresql have a hot backup mode similar to Oracles wherein one 
> can backup files while the DB is still running?    (In Oracle this means 
> transactions are being logged rather than committed and then get 
> committed after it is taken out of hot backup mode.) 

check out pg_dump and pg_dumpall

Then check out pg_restore

What you mention above sounds like slony replication for postgresql.

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> If not how are people doing backups of their postgresql databases?   
> Shutting it down completely and backing up the filesystem?   Data dumps 
> and backing up the dumps?  Something similar to Oracle RMAN? 
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