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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ for PostgreSQL Administrator's Guide
  3. Appendix B. NetBackup for PostgreSQL commands
  4. nbpgsql -o backup
Veritas NetBackup™ for PostgreSQL Administrator's Guide

Name

nbpgsql -o backup — runs the backup operation from the NetBackup client.

SYNOPSIS

nbpgsql -o backup

-S master_server

-P policy_name

-s schedule_name

(Linux) -l postgresql_library_path

(Linux) -z snapshot_size

[-portnum db_port]

[-udatabase_user]

Description

This command invokes the backup operation from the NetBackup client using the NetBackup DataStore policy name and the schedule type. The parameter -S and -P are required parameters for Windows. The parameters -l and -z are required parameters for Linux. The -portnum and -u are the optional parameters.

On Linux systems, the directory path is /usr/NBPostgreSQLAgent/.

On Windows, the directory path is install_path\NBPostgreSQLAgent\.

Options

-l

(Linux) Configures the PostgreSQL library directory

-portnum

Configures the database port number that identifies the PostgreSQL instance on which the backup is performed.

-P

Configures the NetBackup DataStore policy name.

-S

Configures the NetBackup server name.

-s

Specifies the schedule name that you have configure for the DataStore policy.

-u

Configures the database user name.

-z

(Linux) Specifies the LVM snapshot size.

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