Yes there are bad sectors . I tried to restore backup on a local server but the dump fails with the error somenumber.dat missing
----- Original Message -----
From: S Arvind <arvindwill@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:25 pm
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Recover postgres database
To: nalini <nalini@xxxxxx>
Cc: pgsql-admin <pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Hope there is bad sector. Did u checked restoring the backup DB to ur local server?
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> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 9:50 AM, nalini <nalini@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Backup is with pg_dump -Ft command ie tar backup>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: S Arvind <arvindwill@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:13 am
> Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Recover postgres database
> To: nalini <nalini@xxxxxx>
> Cc: pgsql-admin <pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> > Is the backup is made by pg_dump or copying the entire data folder?
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> > -Arvind S
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> > "Many of lifes failure are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."
> > -Thomas Edison
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> > On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 5:01 PM, nalini <nalini@xxxxxx> wrote:> >
> > I am unable to recover my data due hard disk errors. Although I am able to start the postgres service.> > even pgfsck fails after some. Any hope of recovery? Please let me know any thing that can be done.> >> > The server was located at user site and even the backups are not getting restored. I have more than one backup and none of them are working. They fail with the message somenumber.dat header missing or file missing.> >> > please help> >> >> > Nalini S. Nautiyal
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>>> Nalini S. Nautiyal>
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Nalini S. Nautiyal
System Software Division
NIC HQ
New Delhi
Ph 24360324,24305121,24305131
System Software Division
NIC HQ
New Delhi
Ph 24360324,24305121,24305131
