Re: Netapp SnapCenter

Hi Stephen,

> On 19. Jun, 2020, at 18:02, Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net> wrote:
> When it comes to 'backup mode', it's actually the case that there can be
> multiple backups running concurrently because there isn't actually a
> single 'cluster wide backup mode', really.

this is what I don't understand. Why would there be a reason to run multiple backups concurrently? I mean, using
pg_start_backup()means I then have to backup (using whatever method) of the while PGDATA and not just some random file
${PGDATA}/base/13297/2685.And since I have to backup the whole of PGDATA anyway, why would I want to do that multiple
times,even more so, concurrently? 

I read the backup doc but I just can't grasp the idea of why multiple concurrent backup capabilities should yield any
benefitat all. 

Cheers,
Paul