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PostgreSQL 10 Administration Cookbook - Fourth Edition
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PostgreSQL 10 Administration Cookbook - Fourth Edition

by Simon Riggs, Gianni Ciolli
May 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
576 pages
30h 25m
English
Packt Publishing
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How to do it…

The following table shows the features available, depending on the backup technique selected. The details of these techniques are covered in the remaining recipes in this chapter:

SQL dump to an archive file: pg_dump -F c SQL dump to a script file: pg_dump -F p or pg_dumpall Filesystem backup using: pg_start_backup
Backup type Logical Logical Physical
Recover to point in time No No Yes
Zero data loss No No Yes (see note 6)
Back up all databases One at a time Yes (pg_dumpall) Yes
All databases backed up at the same time No No Yes
Selective backup Yes Yes No (see note 2)
Incremental backup No No Possible (see note 3)
Selective restore Yes Possible (see note 1) No (see note 4)
DROP TABLE recovery Yes Yes
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