pg_probackup 3.1.1 Documentation

Table of Contents

1. About pg_probackup3

1.1. Key Features

1.2. New Features of pg_probackup3

1.3. pg_probackup3 Backup Data Source Modes

1.4. pg_probackup3 Limitations

2. Installation and Setup

2.1. Installing pg_probackup3

2.2. Initializing a Backup Catalog

2.3. Adding a New Backup Instance

2.4. Configuring pg_probackup3

2.5. Specifying Connection Settings

2.6. Configuring the Database Cluster

2.7. Setting up STREAM Backups

2.8. Setting up Continuous WAL Archiving

2.9. Setting up Partial Restore

2.10. Setting up PTRACK Backups

2.11. Configuring SSH Connection

2.12. Configuring S3 Connection

3. Use Cases

3.1. Creating a Backup

3.2. Restoring a Cluster

3.3. Managing the Backup Catalog

3.4. Using pg_probackup3 in the Remote Mode

3.5. Remote Restore

3.6. Running pg_probackup3 on Parallel Threads

3.7. Mounting a Backup Directory with FUSE

3.8. Checking Data Integrity

3.9. Configuring Retention Policy

3.10. More Examples

4. Reference

pg_probackup3 — utility to manage backup and recovery of Postgres Pro Enterprise database clusters

5. For Developers

libpgprobackup — library with API to back up data, restore from backups, as well as validate and merge backups

A. Release Notes

A.1. pg_probackup 3.1.1

A.2. pg_probackup 3.1.0

A.3. pg_probackup 3.0.2

A.4. pg_probackup 3.0.0

B. Known Issues and Troubleshooting

B.1. Error libpq.so.5: no version information available

C. Version Compatibility

Index