Vladimir Rusinov <vladimir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I think it would be advisable not to use pg_dump on such load. Agreed. > Use fs- or storage-level snapshots instead. Or PITR backup techniques. Or hot/warm standby. Or streaming replication. Or one of the many good trigger-based replication products. Just about any of the alternatives would be better than pg_dump in the described scenario. If you leave any transaction open for hours during a heavy OLTP transaction load you're probably going to get unpleasant bloat in your database. -Kevin -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
