Subject: Re: Database consistency check.
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From: Grigory Smolkin <g.smolkin@postgrespro.ru>
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Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 01:37:03 +0300
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Hello!

pg_probackup has dedicated command for PostgreSQL instance verification, 
which rely on amcheck, page checksum comparison and page header sanity 
checks.
It can be used on running databases and can be used even if you do not 
use pg_probackup for backup/restore purposes.

https://github.com/postgrespro/pg_probackup/blob/master/Documentation.md#checkdb
https://github.com/postgrespro/pg_probackup/blob/master/Documentation.md#verifying-a-cluster

On 11/7/19 10:47 AM, Asomba Djala wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a question, SQL Server has a tool DBCC checkdb and I believe 
> Oracle it's VerifyDB. Does Postgres have something similar and if not, 
> does anyone have steps or queries to do a sanity check or database 
> integrity check with PgAdmin4?
>
> In advance,
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Aso.

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Grigory Smolkin
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