Re: Online base backup from the hot-standby

<p><br /> On Jun 30, 2011 5:59 AM, "Fujii Masao" <<a
href="mailto:masao.fujii@gmail.com">masao.fujii@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br /> ><br /> > 2011/6/28 Jun Ishiduka
<<ahref="mailto:ishizuka.jun@po.ntts.co.jp">ishizuka.jun@po.ntts.co.jp</a>>:<br /> > ><br /> > >>
Consideringeverything that has been discussed on this thread so far.<br /> > >><br /> > >> Do you
stillthink your patch is the best way to accomplish base backups<br /> > >> from standby servers?<br /> >
>>If not what changes do you think should be made?<br /> > ><br /> > > I reconsider the way to not
usepg_stop_backup().<br /> > ><br /> > > Process of online base backup on standby server:<br /> > >
 1.pg_start_backup('x');<br /> > >  2. copy the data directory<br /> > >  3. copy *pg_control*<br />
><br/> > Who deletes the backup_label file created by pg_start_backup()?<br /> > Isn't pg_stop_backup()
requiredto do that?<p>You need it to take the system out of backup mode as well, don't you? <p>/Magnus