Kevin Kempter <kevink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Here's my scenario: > 1) we setup a db on a local server and we created an external tablespace on a > san. We loaded about 400GB in the san tablespace. > 2) we had lots of HW issues, subsequently the server was re-purposed in an > emergency scenario > 3) now we want the data back from the san however the original server, which > is where the postgres cluster lived (on the internal disk) that we used to > originally create this san tablespace is now gone. > So, based on the above; is it possible to recover the data on the san into a > tablespace via a new postgres cluster on a new server? No. If you didn't keep the core cluster (particularly the pg_clog data), you're pretty well screwed. Don't you have any backups? regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
