You are assuming that the database is one table of 5.000 gigabyte, and not 5.000 tables of one gigabyte; and that the backup needs to be consistent :-p
----- Original Message ----- > From: "Reindl Harald" <h.rei...@thelounge.net> > To: mysql@lists.mysql.com > Sent: Monday, 21 March, 2011 12:44:08 PM > Subject: Re: Question about Backup > > Forget mysqldump because TABLE LOCKS for so hughe databases > I would setup a replication-slave because you can stop > the salave and make a filesystem-backup of the whole db-folder > while the production server is online, we do this with our > dbmail-server since 2009 > -- Bier met grenadyn Is als mosterd by den wyn Sy die't drinkt, is eene kwezel Hy die't drinkt, is ras een ezel -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
