Veritas NetBackup™ for PostgreSQL Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.1.1)
  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
    5.  
      NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent Documentation
  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. The NetBackup for PostgreSQL backups and restores
    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 PostgreSQLrestores
    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

Installing the NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent

When you install the agent on Windows, Veritas recommends that you run the NBPostgreSQLAgent_8.1_AMD64/Setup.exe file.

To install the agent

  1. Download the NBPostgreSQLAgent_8.1.zip file.
  2. Extract the file that applies to your operating system:

    (Windows) NBPostgreSQLAgent_8.1_AMD64/

    (Linux RHEL) NBPostgreSQLAgent_8.1_linuxR_x86/

    (Linux SUSE) NBPostgreSQLAgent_8.1_linuxS_x86/

  3. Run the file that applies to your operating system:

    (Windows) NBPostgreSQLAgent_8.1_AMD64/Setup.exe

    (Linux RHEL) NBPostgreSQLAgent_8.1_linuxR_x86/install

    (Linux SUSE) NBPostgreSQLAgent_8.1_linuxS_x86/install

  4. Type y to accept the VERITAS LICENSE AGREEMENT.

    The agent gets installed at the default location.