Toru SHIMOGAKI wrote: > Tom Lane wrote: > - When we take a PITR base backup with hardware level snapshot operation > (not filesystem level) which a lot of storage vender provide, the backup data > can be corrupted as Dan said. During recovery we can't even read it, > especially if meta-data was corrupted. > > - If we don't use hardware level snapshot operation, it takes long time to take > a large backup data, and a lot of full-page-written WAL files are made. Does it? I have done it with fairly large databases without issue. Joshua D. Drake > > So, I think users need a new feature not to write out heap pages during taking a > backup. > > Any comments? > > Best regards, > -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/