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On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 11:27 AM, raghu ram <raghuchennuru [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Postgres Guru's,
>
>
> Is it possible to use the Hot Backup (PITR Backup) of PostgreSQL on an
> Operating system to restore the database on other Operating system.
>
>
> No, it isn't. Physical (PITR) backups are based on copying the physical
files directly off the database server. The only way to move from one
platform / architecture to another is to use a 'logical' method vs. the
physical copy involved with PITR.
--Scott
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n:0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px;font:13.0px Arial;color:#555555">Is it possible =
to use the Hot Backup (PITR Backup) of PostgreSQL on an Operating system to=
restore the database on other Operating system.</p>
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height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertic=
al-spacing: 1px; ">No, it isn't. Physical (PITR) backups are based on c=
opying the physical files directly off the database server. The only way to=
move from one platform / architecture to another is to use a 'logical&=
#39; method vs. the physical copy involved with PITR.</span></div>
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