-<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.6 2001/03/14 22:20:02 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.7 2001/03/19 16:19:26 petere Exp $ -->
<chapter id="backup">
<title>Backup and Restore</title>
</para>
</important>
- <sect2>
+ <sect2 id="backup-dump-restore">
<title>Restoring the dump</title>
<para>
</sect2>
- <sect2>
+ <sect2 id="backup-dump-all">
<title>Using <command>pg_dumpall</></title>
<para>
</para>
</sect2>
- <sect2>
+ <sect2 id="backup-dump-large">
<title>Large Databases</title>
<note>
</sect2>
- <sect2>
+ <sect2 id="backup-dump-caveats">
<title>Caveats</title>
<para>
-<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.40 2001/03/10 16:57:18 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.41 2001/03/19 16:19:26 petere Exp $ -->
<chapter id="installation">
<title><![%flattext-install-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]> Installation Instructions</title>
<userinput>pg_dumpall > <replaceable>outputfile</></userinput>
</screen>
If you need to preserve the OIDs (such as when using them as
- foreign keys), then use the -o option when running
- <application>pg_dumpall</>.
+ foreign keys), then use the <option>-o</option> option when running
+ <command>pg_dumpall</>. <command>pg_dumpall</command> does not
+ save large objects. Check
+ <![%flattext-install-include[the <citetitle>Administrator's Guide</>]]>
+ <![%flattext-install-ignore[<xref linkend="backup-dump-caveats">]]>
+ if you need to do this.
</para>
<para>
- Make sure that you use the <application>pg_dumpall</> command
+ Make sure that you use the <command>pg_dumpall</> command
from the version you are currently running. &version;'s
- <application>pg_dumpall</> should not be used on older databases.
+ <command>pg_dumpall</> should not be used on older databases.
</para>
</step>