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.\"     Title: ampgsql
.\"    Author: Nikolas Coukouma <atrus@zmanda.com>
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.\"      Date: 02/21/2012
.\"    Manual: System Administration Commands
.\"    Source: Amanda 3.3.1
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "AMPGSQL" "8" "02/21/2012" "Amanda 3\&.3\&.1" "System Administration Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
ampgsql \- Amanda Application to interface with PostgreSQL
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Ampgsql is an Amanda Application API script\&. It should not be run by users directly\&. It implements on\-line backups of PostgreSQL databases in conjunction with WAL archiving\&.
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.PP
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.PP
On versions of PostgreSQL earlier than 8\&.2, if the database is quiet during a full backup, then the backup may not complete until enough database activity takes place to trigger the archiving of the current WAL file\&. Consider adjusting the PG\-MAX\-WAL\-WAIT property from its default (60s) to compensate\&. Note that you will need to increase
\fBdtimeout\fR
on the server accordingly\&.
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.SH "OPERATION"
.PP
This application implements the backup strategy described in
http://www\&.postgresql\&.org/docs/current/static/continuous\-archiving\&.html\&. For a level zero (full) backup, ampgsql:
.sp
.RS 4
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.el \{\
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execute PG_START_BACKUP()
.RE
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.RS 4
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.el \{\
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dump the data directory
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
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.el \{\
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execute PG_STOP_BACKUP()
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
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.el \{\
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wait for the final WAL file to be archived
.RE
.sp
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.el \{\
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back up the required WAL files
.RE
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.RS 4
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.el \{\
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optionally delete WAL files that are no longer necessary
.RE
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The two dumps are made with GNU Tar, to
data_dir\&.tar
and
archive_dir, respectively\&. They are then combined into a single tar file\&.
.PP
A level N backup creates a single tar file containing all WAL files since the previous level N\-1 backup\&.
.SH "PROPERTIES"
.PP
This section lists the
\fBamanda.conf\fR(5)
properties that control ampsql\*(Aqs functionality\&. See
\fBamanda-applications\fR(7)
for information on application properties and how they are configured\&.
.PP
ARCHIVEDIR
.RS 4
Directory that WAL segment files are archived to, as specified by the archive_command in PosgreSQL\*(Aqs postgresql\&.conf\&. The amanda user on the client must have at least read and execute permission on this directory, and preferably write\&. Without write permission, Amanda cannot clean up expired WAL and backup files\&.
.RE
.PP
CLEANUPWAL
.RS 4
Whether or not to remove old WAL segment files during base backups\&. Defaults to yes\&.
.RE
.PP
DB
.RS 4
Database to connect to\&. Defaults to "template1" (which exists by default)\&.
.RE
.PP
DIRECTORY
.RS 4
For restore command only, the data is recoved in that directory\&. Must be a unix path\&.
.RE
.PP
GNUTAR\-PATH
.RS 4
Path to the GNU tar executable\&. This option only has an effect during restore\&. The default is set when Amanda is built by the \-\-with\-gnutar configure option\&.
.RE
.PP
HOST
.RS 4
Host to connect to\&. If it starts with "/" it will be interepreted as a directory that holds the socket file\&. PostgreSQL defaults to /tmp\&.
.RE
.PP
MAX\-WAL\-WAIT
.RS 4
The maximum amount of time to wait for PG_STOP_BACKUP to archive a WAL file\&. In versions of PostgreSQL before 8\&.2, PG_STOP_BACKUP does not automatically archive the latest WAL file, so a quiet database may wait a very long time before archiving the WAL file\&. Default: 60 seconds\&. Set to 0 to wait forever\&.
.RE
.PP
PASSFILE
.RS 4
Connect using the creditials in this file\&. Each line should have the format "hostname:port:database:username:password"\&. The permissions must permit it to be read only by the user, or the file will not be used\&. Only usable with Postgres 8\&.1 and up\&.
.RE
.PP
PORT
.RS 4
The TCP port to connect to, or the suffix of the socket file\&. PostgreSQL defaults to 5432\&.
.RE
.PP
PSQL\-PATH
.RS 4
Path to the psql binary\&. If not specified, the PATH environment variable will be searched\&.
.RE
.PP
STATEDIR
.RS 4
Directory for saving state about backups already made\&. The default is set when Amanda is built by the \-\-with\-gnutar\-listdir configure option\&.
.RE
.PP
TMPDIR
.RS 4
Directory to use for temporary files during the backup process\&. It should have enough space to store a complete copy of the database\&. The default is set when Amanda is built by the \-\-with\-tmpdir configure option\&.
.RE
.PP
USER
.RS 4
User to connect as\&. It must be a superuser\&.
.RE
.SH "CLIENT PROPERTIES"
.PP
Client properties are deprecated\&. All properties should be set in the dumptype\&.
.PP
This section lists the
\fBamanda-client.conf\fR(5)
properties that control ampsql\*(Aqs functionality\&. If a property is prefixed with the diskname and an underscore, then it will be used when that diskname is being backed up\&. For example, if the properties PG\-DATADIR and foo\-PG\-DATADIR are set, the value of PG\-DATADIR will be used when bar and baz are being backed up, but foo\-PG\-DATADIR will be used when foo is being backed up\&. Disknames are specified in the
\fBdisklist\fR(5)\&.
.PP
PG\-ARCHIVEDIR
.RS 4

Directory that WAL segment files are archived to, as specified by the archive_command
in PosgreSQL\*(Aqs postgresql\&.conf\&.  The amanda user on the client must have at least read
and execute permission on this directory, and preferably write\&.  Without write permission,
Amanda cannot clean up expired WAL and backup files\&.
.RE
.PP
PG\-CLEANUPWAL
.RS 4

Whether or not to remove old WAL segment files during base backups\&.
Defaults to yes\&.
.RE
.PP
PG\-DATADIR
.RS 4

Cluster data directory
.RE
.PP
PG\-DB
.RS 4

Database to connect to\&. Defaults to "template1" (which exists by default)\&.
.RE
.PP
PG\-HOST
.RS 4

Host to connect to\&. If it starts with "/" it will be interepreted as a directory
that holds the socket file\&. PostgreSQL defaults to /tmp\&.
.RE
.PP
PG\-MAX\-WAL\-WAIT
.RS 4
The maximum amount of time to wait for PG_STOP_BACKUP to archive a WAL file\&. In versions of PostgreSQL before 8\&.2, PG_STOP_BACKUP does not automatically archive the latest WAL file, so a quiet database may wait a very long time before archiving the WAL file\&. Default: 60 seconds\&. Set to 0 to wait forever\&.
.RE
.PP
PG\-PASSFILE
.RS 4

Connect using the creditials in this file\&. Each line should have the format
"hostname:port:database:username:password"\&. The permissions must
permit it to be read only by the user, or the file will not be used\&.
Only usable with Postgres 8\&.1 and up\&.
.RE
.PP
PG\-PASSWORD
.RS 4

Password to use when connecting\&. Deprecated in favor of passfiles\&.
.RE
.PP
PG\-PORT
.RS 4

The TCP port to connect to, or the suffix of the socket file\&. PostgreSQL
defaults to 5432\&.
.RE
.PP
PG\-USER
.RS 4

User to connect as\&. It must be a superuser\&.
.RE
.PP
PSQL\-PATH
.RS 4

Path to the psql binary\&. If not specified, the PATH environment variable
will be searched\&.
.RE
.SH "RECOVERY"
.PP
Read the postgres documentation carefully before attempting a recovery\&. This section is only a rough guide to the process\&.
.PP
The data recovered from a postgres backup consists of a data tarball and one or more archive tarballs\&. The data contains the state of the database at the time the full backup was performed, and the archive tarballs contain postgres WAL files that must be re\-run to generate a consistent state\&.
.PP
Ensure that the database server is shut down, and move the existing data directory aside\&. Untar the data tarball over this directory, and verify that ownership and permissions are correct\&. Untar all of the archive tarballs into a single directory \- the archive directory\&. Create a
recovery\&.conf
in the data directory, owned by the proper user and with proper permissions\&. Add a
\fBrestore_command\fR
to it, e\&.g\&.,
.nf
restore_command = \*(Aqcp /path/to/archive_dir/%f "%p"\*(Aq
.fi
.PP
Start the database server, and examine the logs to track the process of the recovery\&. When the recovery is complete, the server will transition into a running state, and will move the
recovery\&.conf
file aside so that it will not attempt a recovery on the next invocation\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBamanda\fR(8),
\fBamanda.conf\fR(5),
\fBamanda-client.conf\fR(5),
\fBamanda-applications\fR(7)
.PP
The Amanda Wiki:
: http://wiki.zmanda.com/
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBNikolas Coukouma\fR <\&atrus@zmanda\&.com\&>
.RS 4
Zmanda, Inc\&. (http://www\&.zmanda\&.com)
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