Publication date : 05/15/2024
Course : PostgreSQL : Backup and restore techniques
Practical course - 4d
- 28h00 - Ref. SQU
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 | Set up a backup plan |
| Efficiently restore data from a PostgreSQL instance |
| Use the main backup and restore tools available |
| Backup purging and retention |
| Manage backups, recovery and partial recovery |
Intended audience
Database administrators with a good knowledge of PostgreSQL.
Prerequisites
Master the administration of a PostgreSQL instance.
Course schedule
1 Introduction to backup/restore
- PostgreSQL server and its processes and files.
- Implementing a backup strategy, points to consider.
- Logical vs. physical backup.
- Backup maintenance, retention and purging.
- WAL transaction log.
- Continuous archiving mode, archiving destination(s).
Hands-on work
Configure continuous archiving, add archive destinations via pg_recievewal
2 Logical backup and related techniques
- Using pg_dump, backup levels and formats.
- Parallelization of backups and Directory format.
- Using pg_dumpall and saving global objects.
- Logical backups managed by pg_back.
- Restore backups with pg_restore.
- Moving data on the fly using pgloader.
- Use of "foreign tables", postgres_fdw, file_fdw extensions.
3 Manual physical backup/restore
- Tar, cpio, rsync commands.
- Using file system snapshots.
- Hot backup: pg_start_backup, pg_stop_backup.
- Hot backup using pg_basebackup.
- Recovering a PostgreSQL instance after a failure.
- Partial recovery, finding the target point, recovery and timelines.
Hands-on work
Hot backup, restore, recovery and partial recovery
4 Backup/restore with PGBACKREST
- Software installation.
- Configuration.
- Backup purging and retention.
- Backup / restore / recovery by PGBACKREST.
- Incremental / differential backup.
Hands-on work
Hot backup, backup management, restore, recovery and partial recovery
5 Backup / restore by BARMAN
- Software installation.
- Configuration.
- Backup purging and retention.
- Backup / restore / recovery by BARMAN.
Hands-on work
Hot backup, backup management, restore, recovery and partial recovery
6 Backup / restore by PITRERY
- Software installation.
- Configuration.
- Backup purging and retention.
- Backup / restore / recovery by PITRERY.
Hands-on work
Hot backup, backup management, restore, recovery and partial recovery
Customer reviews
5 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
JORIS P.
09/12/25
5 / 5
Customisation of scripts during the practical sessions and retrieval of their corrected/improved versions at the end of the week.
BERTRAND B.
09/12/25
5 / 5
very interesting
PARTICIPANTS
Database administrators with a good knowledge of PostgreSQL.
PREREQUISITES
Master the administration of a PostgreSQL instance.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
Database administrators with a good knowledge of PostgreSQL.
PREREQUISITES
Master the administration of a PostgreSQL instance.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
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