Backup Server Dialog v9
Use the Backup Server
dialog to create a plain-text script that will recreate the selected server. You can use the PEM Query tool
to play back a plain-text script, and recreate the server.
Use the fields in the General
tab to specify the following:
- Enter the name of the backup file in the
Filename
field. Optionally, select theBrowser
icon (ellipsis) to the right to navigate into a directory and select a file that will contain the archive. - Use the
Encoding
drop-down listbox to select the character encoding method that should be used for the archive. Note: This option is visible only for database server greater than or equal to 11. - Use the drop-down listbox next to
Role name
to specify a role with connection privileges on the selected server. The role will be used for authentication during the backup.
Move switches in the Type of objects field box to specify details about the type of objects that will be backed up.
- Move the switch next to
Only data
to theYes
position to limit the back up to data. - Move the switch next to
Only schema
to limit the back up to schema-level database objects.
- Move the switch next to
Move switches in the Do not save field box to select the objects that will not be included in the backup.
- Move the switch next to
Owner
to theYes
position to exclude commands that set object ownership. - Move the switch next to
Privilege
to theYes
position to exclude commands that create access privileges. - Move the switch next to
Tablespace
to theYes
position to exclude tablespaces. - Move the switch next to
Unlogged table data
to theYes
position to exclude the contents of unlogged tables. - Move the switch next to
Comments
to theYes
position to exclude commands that set the comments. Note: This option is visible only for database server greater than or equal to 11.
- Move the switch next to
Move switches in the Queries field box to specify the type of statements that should be included in the backup.
- Move the switch next to
Use Column Inserts
to theYes
position to dump the data in the form of INSERT statements and include explicit column names. Please note: this may make restoration from backup slow. - Move the switch next to
Use Insert commands
to theYes
position to dump the data in the form of INSERT statements rather than using a COPY command. Please note: this may make restoration from backup slow. - Move the switch next to
Include DROP DATABASE statement
to theYes
position to include a command in the backup that will drop any existing database object with the same name before recreating the object during a backup.
- Move the switch next to
Move switches in the Disable field box to specify the type of statements that should be excluded from the backup.
- Move the switch next to
Trigger
(active when creating a data-only backup) to theYes
position to include commands that will disable triggers on the target table while the data is being loaded. - Move the switch next to
$ quoting
to theYes
position to enable dollar quoting within function bodies; if disabled, the function body will be quoted using SQL standard string syntax.
- Move the switch next to
Move switches in the Miscellaneous field box to specify miscellaneous backup options.
- Move the switch next to
With OIDs
to theYes
position to include object identifiers as part of the table data for each table. - Move the switch next to
Verbose messages
to theNo
position to instructpg_dump
to exclude verbose messages. - Move the switch next to
Force double quotes on identifiers
to theYes
position to force the quoting of all identifiers. - Move the switch next to
Use SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION
to theYes
position to include a statement that will use a SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION command to determine object ownership (instead of an ALTER OWNER command).
- Move the switch next to
Click the Backup
button to build and execute a command based on your selections; click the Cancel
button to exit without saving work.
Use the Stop Process button to stop the Backup process.
If the backup is successful, a popup window will confirm success. Click Click here for details
on the popup window to launch the Process Watcher
. The Process Watcher
logs all the activity associated with the backup and provides additional information for troubleshooting.
If the backup is unsuccessful, review the error message returned by the Process Watcher
to resolve any issue.
Note
You can click on the icon in the process watcher window to open the file location in the Storage Manager. You can use the Storage Manager to download the backup file on the client machine .
If
ENABLE_DATA_ACCESS_TOOLS
configuration option is set to False then backup option is disabled.