Tag Archives: RSync

OpenSolaris Backup Solution with Rsync and ZFS Snapshots

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Jon Smith

I have recently been forced to learn how to admin an OpenSolaris machine with ZFS filesystems. After doing some reading on ZFS, I realised how using snapshots with an rsync server would make an excellent backup solution. Using several scripts … Continue reading →

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pg_standby triggering unexpectedly

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Jon Smith

I have been having a problem with my redundant PostgreSQL setup over the last couple of weeks. I run two Postgres servers with a WAL Logging Warm Standby system using pg_standby from 8.3. When the master server is under heavy … Continue reading →

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