Parallel Backup with gpcrondump and gpdbrestore

gpcrondump backs up the Greenplum master instance and each active segment instance at the same time. gpdbrestore takes the timestamp key generated by gpcrondump, validates the backup set, and restores database objects and data into a distributed database.

• Backup and Restore Options

• Backing Up with gpcrondump

• Backing Up a Set of Tables

• Creating Incremental Backups

• Backup Process and Locks

• Using Direct I/O

• Using Named Pipes

• Backing Up Databases with Data Domain Boost

• Backing Up Databases with Veritas NetBackup

• Restoring Greenplum Databases

• Restoring a Database Using gpdbrestore

• Restoring to a Different Greenplum System Configuration

Parent topic: Backing Up and Restoring Databases