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Commit 118bf5bc authored by Bruce Momjian's avatar Bruce Momjian
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Mention tablespaces as a problem for using file system snapshots.

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<chapter id="backup"> <chapter id="backup">
<title>Backup and Restore</title> <title>Backup and Restore</title>
...@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ tar -cf backup.tar /usr/local/pgsql/data ...@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ tar -cf backup.tar /usr/local/pgsql/data
<para> <para>
If your database is spread across multiple volumes (for example, If your database is spread across multiple volumes (for example,
data files and WAL log on different disks) there may not be any way if you are using tablespaces) there may not be any way
to obtain exactly-simultaneous frozen snapshots of all the volumes. to obtain exactly-simultaneous frozen snapshots of all the volumes.
Read your file system documentation very carefully before trusting Read your file system documentation very carefully before trusting
to the consistent-snapshot technique in such situations. The safest to the consistent-snapshot technique in such situations. The safest
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