From: Reindl Harald Date: March 21 2011 11:44am Subject: Re: Question about Backup List-Archive: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql/224690 Message-Id: <4D873A08.3030305@thelounge.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig67609B79182EA18523CE8834" --------------enig67609B79182EA18523CE8834 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Forget mysqldump because TABLE LOCKS for so hughe databases I would setup a replication-slave because you can stop the salave and make a filesystem-backup of the whole db-folder while the production server is online, we do this with our dbmail-server since 2009 Am 21.03.2011 12:23, schrieb Pedro Nu=F1ez: > Hi >=20 > I need set up a backup strategy for a mysql database in a ubuntu serve= r, > the database will grow up to a 5TB. > What would be the best option ?? Maybe a script that uses mysqldump?? T= here > is a better way to do this? >=20 > Thanks in advance to all > Pedro. --=20 Mit besten Gr=FC=DFen, Reindl Harald the lounge interactive design GmbH A-1060 Vienna, Hofm=FChlgasse 17 CTO / software-development / cms-solutions p: +43 (1) 595 3999 33, m: +43 (676) 40 221 40 icq: 154546673, http://www.thelounge.net/ --------------enig67609B79182EA18523CE8834 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk2HOggACgkQhmBjz394AnkZ/QCdFPl7HoCZ+0vIc8zgLanF+FwX uwAAn0LPoRFi/lNMAOG9L6O44ZnpJTZu =ssrM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig67609B79182EA18523CE8834--