Veritas NetBackup™ for PostgreSQL Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.2)
  1. Introduction to NetBackup for PostgreSQL
    1.  
      About NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent
    2.  
      Features supported by NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent
    3.  
      The NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent package
    4.  
      About the License for NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent
  2. Installing the NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent
    1.  
      Planning the installation of NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent
    2.  
      Verifying the operating systems and platforms
    3.  
      Installing prerequisites for NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent
    4.  
      Post-installation requirements for NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent
    5.  
      Describing the NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent package
    6.  
      Installing the NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent
    7.  
      Authenticating the password
    8.  
      Uninstalling the NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent
  3. Configuring NetBackup for PostgreSQL
    1.  
      The nbpgsql.conf configuration file
    2.  
      Configuring PostgreSQL backups with DataStore policies
  4. NetBackup for PostgreSQL backup and restore
    1. About PostgreSQL backups
      1.  
        The postgresql.conf configuration file
    2.  
      Performing PostgreSQL backups
    3.  
      Validating the PostgreSQL backups
    4.  
      Querying the PostgreSQL backups
    5.  
      Deleting backup information from the NetBackup catalog files
    6.  
      About PostgreSQL restore
    7.  
      Performing the PostgreSQL restores
    8.  
      Redirected restores
    9.  
      Recovering the restores
    10.  
      Disaster recovery
  5. Troubleshooting for PostgreSQL
    1.  
      Troubleshooting errors when using NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent
  6. Appendix A. NetBackup for PostgreSQL commands and conventions
    1.  
      About NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent commands
    2.  
      NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent command conventions
  7. Appendix B. NetBackup for PostgreSQL commands
    1.  
      nbpgsql -o backup
    2.  
      nbpgsql -o restore
    3.  
      nbpgsql -o query
    4.  
      nbpgsql -o delete

Deleting backup information from the NetBackup catalog files

The nbpgsql -o delete command, removes the backup information from the catalog files but retains the backup files on the NetBackup media server. The parameter -S is required parameter. You can use the -id option to delete a backup by specifying its backup image name.

Specify the following parameter in the nbpgsql.conf file or on the command line:

  • DB_BACKUP_ID

To delete the backup information

  1. Configure the parameters, in the postgresql.conf file or provide on the command line.
  2. Run the following command:

    nbpgsql -o delete -S master_server [-id db_backup_id].