On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Andrew Dunstan <and...@dunslane.net> wrote: > I think Josh Berkus' comments in the thread you mentioned are correct: > >> Actually, I'd say that there's a broad set of cases of people who want >> to do a parallel pg_dump while their system is active. Parallel pg_dump >> on a stopped system will help some people (for migration, particularly) >> but parallel pg_dump with snapshot cloning will help a lot more people.
But you failed to quote the rest of what he said: > So: if parallel dump in single-user mode is what you can get done, then > do it. We can always improve it later, and we have to start somewhere. > But we will eventually need parallel pg_dump on active systems, and > that should remain on the TODO list. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
