Configuring Commvault Backup & Recovery

Implementing Commvault Backup & Recovery with an EDB database requires the following components:

Prerequisites

A running EDB Postgres Advanced Server or EDB Postgres Extended Server instance.
Commvault Backup & Recovery installed.
EDB Postgres Advanced Server or EDB Postgres Extended Server application path and library directory path (e.g. c:\Program Files\edb\as13\bin and c:\Program Files\edb\as13\lib).
The login credentials used to access the EDB Postgres Advanced Server or EDB Postgres Extended Server database.
EDB Postgres Advanced Server or EDB Postgres Extended Server archive log directory configured.

Run the Core Setup Wizard from Commvault Backup & Recovery's Command Center from the Machine where Commvault Backup & Recovery is installed. The wizard helps to set up a disk storage pool and to modify the server backup plan according to your requirements.
Setup Storage Pool/Disk Storage: From the Welcome page, click Let's get started. On the Disk tab, in the Name box, enter a name for the storage pool.
In the MediaAgent box, accept the default value.
Click Local on the radio button for Type.
In the Backup location box, click Browse to assign a path where backups will be stored.
To enable deduplication on the storage, move the Use deduplication toggle key to the right, and in the Deduplication DB location box, browse to select the path to the deduplication database.
To move to the next setup option, click Save.
Creating a Server Backup Plan in Core Setup: In order to create a server backup plan in Core Setup, define where the data is stored and how often must the data undergo a backup.
In the Plan name box,type the name of the plan e.g. EPAS Server Plan.
In the Backup destinations section, select the Storage and Retention Period.
In the RPO section, select the Backup frequency and Start time for the backup to start as per the backup frequency.

From the Navigation pane of the Commvault Backup & Recovery's Command Center, go to Protect > Databases.
Click Add server.
Select the database type for EDB database, which in this case is PostgreSQL.
In the Database server name box, enter the server name.
In the Username and Password boxes, enter the credentials to connect to the server.
From the Plan list, select the server plan created in step 8 under Setup a Disk Storage Pool and Database Server Backup Plan section for use with your EDB database.
Once the server is added, a Job will run to install a client on the Server. The screen shots below display the process from Job creation to software installation.

From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases > DB Instances.
Click Add instance, and then select PostgreSQL.
From the Server name list, select a server where you want to create the new instance.
In the Instance Name box, type the EDB database instance name.
From the Plan list, select the server plan created in step 8 under Setup a Disk Storage Pool and Database Server Backup Plan section for use with your EDB database.
Under Connection details, enter the following information.
- In the Database user box, type the user name to access the EDB database instance.
- In the Password box, type the EDB database user account password.
- In the Port box, type the port to open the communication between the EDB database and the clients.
- In the Maintenance DB box, type the name of a system database which is used as a maintenance database.
- In the PostgreSQL section, enter paths for Binary Directory, Lib Directory and Archive Log Directory.

Creating a Server Backup Plan in Core Setup

Your database instance to backup is now created. You can now view its configuration.