NetBackup™ for PostgreSQL Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (11.0)
  1. Overview
    1.  
      Overview of configuring and protecting PostgreSQL assets in the NetBackup web UI
  2. Managing PostgreSQL instances and databases
    1.  
      Quick configuration checklist to protect PostgreSQL instances and databases
    2.  
      Configure PostgreSQL instance
    3.  
      Add a PostgreSQL instance
    4.  
      Manage credentials for an instance
    5.  
      Discover PostgreSQL databases
    6.  
      Remove PostgreSQL instances
    7.  
      Change the autodiscovery frequency of PostgreSQL assets
  3. Managing PostgreSQL environment credentials
    1.  
      Add new PostgreSQL credentials
    2.  
      Default PostgreSQL Administrator
    3.  
      Validate credentials of PostgreSQL instance
    4.  
      View the credential name that is applied to an asset
    5.  
      Edit or delete a named credential
  4. Protecting PostgreSQL instances and databases
    1.  
      Things to know before you protect PostgreSQL instances and databases
    2.  
      Protect PostgreSQL instances and databases
    3.  
      Customize protection settings for the PostgreSQL assets
    4.  
      Remove protection from PostgreSQL instances
    5.  
      View the protection status of PostgreSQL instance
  5. Restoring PostgreSQL Instances and Databases
    1.  
      Things to know before you restore the PostgreSQL instances and databases
    2.  
      About the pre-restore check
    3.  
      Restore PostgreSQL instance and database
    4.  
      Restore target options
    5.  
      Pre-restore checks for PostgreSQL
    6.  
      Steps to perform recovery after restore operation
    7.  
      Steps to perform after Restore and Recovery for PostgreSQL cluster deployment
    8.  
      Limitations
  6. Troubleshooting PostgreSQL operations
    1.  
      Troubleshooting tips for NetBackup for PostgreSQL
    2.  
      Error during PostgreSQL credential addition
    3.  
      Error during the PostgreSQL instances and databases discovery phase
    4.  
      Error during the PostgreSQL Protection Plan Creation
    5.  
      Error while subscribing protection plan to PostgreSQL asset
    6.  
      Error while removing PostgreSQL asset
    7.  
      Error while backup of PostgreSQL asset
    8.  
      Error while restoring PostgreSQL asset image
  7. API for PostgreSQL instances and databases
    1.  
      Using APIs to manage, protect or restore PostgreSQL
  8.  
    Index

Restore target options

Table: Restore target options

Step overview

Description and reference

Host

  • Host field is pre-populated with the source PostgreSQL client stored during last successful discovery for respective instance.

  • If you want to perform a restore on another NetBackup client, click search and select the required client from the list.

    Note:

    Ensure that you select clients with homogenous platforms.

  • If search option is unavailable, manually enter Host.

Instance directory paths

  • Change staging location on client: If you want to provide a different staging location other than the default staging location, enter the desired path. Staging location path must have only ASCII characters.

  • Instance directory paths : Based on your requirement, select one of the following appropriate Instance directory paths between:

    • Restore everything to original directory

    • Restore everything to different directory Provide different directory path to restore.