Thread: postgres backup ( logical using pg_dump) using AMANDA
Hello, Has anyone done postgres logical backup (pg_dump) using Amanda ( Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver). So far I have seen plugin for wall logging method, but have not found any information on pg_dump. Is it possible to call a script that does pg_dump and move a dump file to the backup destination using AMANDA. Any help or workable solution is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Dinesh
Dinesh Bhandary <dbhandary@iii.com> wrote: > Has anyone done postgres logical backup (pg_dump) using Amanda ( > Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver). > So far I have seen plugin for wall logging method, but have not > found any information on pg_dump. IMO, there aren't many situations where regular backups should be done with pg_dump instead of PITR backup techniques. (Is that what you meant by "wall logging method"?) You might take lack of a pg_dump plugin as a sign that nobody else has yet considered it a good idea. -Kevin
Yes, by wall logging I meant to say PITR backup. We have a need for logical backup (pg_dump) in addition to PTIR backup using wall logs. I can't quite understand why there is no plugin for pg_dump since it is such a popular tool to do logical backup. Thanks. Dinesh On 2/13/2012 11:12 AM, Kevin Grittner wrote: > Dinesh Bhandary<dbhandary@iii.com> wrote: > >> Has anyone done postgres logical backup (pg_dump) using Amanda ( >> Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver). >> So far I have seen plugin for wall logging method, but have not >> found any information on pg_dump. > > IMO, there aren't many situations where regular backups should be > done with pg_dump instead of PITR backup techniques. (Is that what > you meant by "wall logging method"?) You might take lack of a > pg_dump plugin as a sign that nobody else has yet considered it a > good idea. > > -Kevin > > >
On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:57:39 -0800, Dinesh Bhandary wrote: > Hello, > > Has anyone done postgres logical backup (pg_dump) using Amanda ( > Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver). > So far I have seen plugin for wall logging method, but have not found > any information on pg_dump. Is it possible to call a script that does > pg_dump and move a dump file to the backup destination using AMANDA. > > Any help or workable solution is greatly appreciated. I've never heard of AMANDA, but I don't understand the problem. The output of pg_dump is just a file, albeit usually a large one.