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  2. NetBackup™ for PostgreSQL Administrator's Guide
  3. Managing PostgreSQL instances and databases
  4. Add a PostgreSQL instance
NetBackup™ for PostgreSQL Administrator's Guide

Add a PostgreSQL instance

You can add a PostgreSQL instance and its credentials.

To add PostgreSQL instance and its credentials

  1. On the left, click PostgreSQL then click the Instances tab.
  2. Click Add to add a PostgreSQL instance and enter the following:
    • Host

    • Instance name

  3. Enter or use the up, down arrow keys to add details of Port number.
  4. Click Next.

    Note:

    You will be redirected to the Permissions page and you can also manage credentials of the created instance.

  5. Click Finish.

    Note:

    If you click Previous, instance created will not be saved.

Assign permissions to PostgreSQL instance

You can assign permissions to an instance added.

To assign permissions to the PostgreSQL instance

  1. Click Add to add permissions to this instance.
  2. Select role and permissions.
  3. Click Save > Finish.
Inline actions on PostgreSQL instance

You can run the following inline actions on a PostgreSQL instance:

  • Recover: Recovers the PostgreSQL instance.

  • Manage credentials: Manages the instance credentials.

  • Deactivate: Deactivates the PostgreSQL instance.

  • Remove: Removes the PostgreSQL instance.

Actions on multiple PostgreSQL instances

You can select one or more PostgreSQL instances and perform the following actions:

  • Deactivate: Deactivates the PostgreSQL instances.

  • Manage credentials: Manages the credentials of the PostgreSQL instances.

  • Remove: Removes the selected PostgreSQL instances.

Auto-discovered cluster asset:

  • PostgreSQL primary node instance is discovered and added in web UI asset automatically.

  • PostgreSQL standby node instance is discovered and added in web UI asset automatically.

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