Re: [DOCS] [HACKERS] Online backup vs Continuous backup

2006-03-02 Thread Bruce Momjian
Tom Lane wrote: Bruce Momjian pgman@candle.pha.pa.us writes: This addresses the technical workings of the various backup systems. The fact that it is or isn't on-line, hot, continuous, fast, or flexible is secondary. To me, the continuous activity is the significant feature of that

Re: [DOCS] [HACKERS] Online backup vs Continuous backup

2005-12-27 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Am Montag, 26. Dezember 2005 20:46 schrieb Heikki Linnakangas: FWIW, I believe log archival is a common term for that. I like that better, although there are a lot of logs, so maybe transaction log archival. Considering the list originally referenced: - File system backup - SQL dump -

Re: [DOCS] [HACKERS] Online backup vs Continuous backup

2005-12-27 Thread Bruce Momjian
Peter Eisentraut wrote: Am Montag, 26. Dezember 2005 20:46 schrieb Heikki Linnakangas: FWIW, I believe log archival is a common term for that. I like that better, although there are a lot of logs, so maybe transaction log archival. Yep, when I think of log archiving, I think of saving the

Re: [HACKERS] Online backup vs Continuous backup

2005-12-27 Thread Greg Stark
Bruce Momjian pgman@candle.pha.pa.us writes: I noticed that we are using the term Online Backup in our documentation when we are talking about continuous backup and PITR. To me, online backup is doing a backup while the system is online (online-backup), and that is accomplished by pg_dump.

Re: [DOCS] [HACKERS] Online backup vs Continuous backup

2005-12-27 Thread Tom Lane
Bruce Momjian pgman@candle.pha.pa.us writes: This addresses the technical workings of the various backup systems. The fact that it is or isn't on-line, hot, continuous, fast, or flexible is secondary. To me, the continuous activity is the significant feature of that backup method. I chose

Re: [HACKERS] Online backup vs Continuous backup

2005-12-27 Thread Andrew Dunstan
Greg Stark said: Bruce Momjian pgman@candle.pha.pa.us writes: I noticed that we are using the term Online Backup in our documentation when we are talking about continuous backup and PITR. To me, online backup is doing a backup while the system is online (online-backup), and that is

Re: [HACKERS] Online backup vs Continuous backup

2005-12-27 Thread Greg Stark
Andrew Dunstan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Greg Stark said: Well fwiw what pg_dump does isn't even considered a backup at all in other systems. It's a logical export or something of that sort. It's not considered a backup because it's saving something different than the actual physical

[HACKERS] Online backup vs Continuous backup

2005-12-26 Thread Bruce Momjian
I noticed that we are using the term Online Backup in our documentation when we are talking about continuous backup and PITR. To me, online backup is doing a backup while the system is online (online-backup), and that is accomplished by pg_dump. I know a lot of databases us Online Backup but I

Re: [HACKERS] Online backup vs Continuous backup

2005-12-26 Thread Joshua D. Drake
Bruce Momjian wrote: I noticed that we are using the term Online Backup in our documentation when we are talking about continuous backup and PITR. To me, online backup is doing a backup while the system is online (online-backup), and that is accomplished by pg_dump. I know a lot of databases

Re: [DOCS] [HACKERS] Online backup vs Continuous backup

2005-12-26 Thread Bruce Momjian
Joshua D. Drake wrote: Bruce Momjian wrote: I noticed that we are using the term Online Backup in our documentation when we are talking about continuous backup and PITR. To me, online backup is doing a backup while the system is online (online-backup), and that is accomplished by

Re: [DOCS] [HACKERS] Online backup vs Continuous backup

2005-12-26 Thread Heikki Linnakangas
On Mon, 26 Dec 2005, Bruce Momjian wrote: Joshua D. Drake wrote: I have never heard the term Continuous backup. Although I have heard online backup. The problem is that when I hear the term online backup I think Hot backup which is what we do with pg_dump. Yes, that is my problem too. I