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From: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:53:17 -0500
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Subject: Re: About backups
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On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 11:11=E2=80=AFAM Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklav=
er.com>
wrote:

> On 1/26/26 08:01, felix.quintgz@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Is there a way to implement the SQL Server command 'BACKUP DATABASE'?
>
> Not from within the Postgres instance.
>
> You will need to use:
>
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-pgdump.html


Felix,
pg_dump is a *logical export* tuned for speed and multithreading.  Almost
certainly not what you want.

pgbackrest is the equivalent of BACKUP DATABASE and BACKUP LOG.  It's an
external program (stuffing everything in the database engine is not The
Unix Way) which typically you run from cron. Redrirect stdout and stderr to
a log file with a timestamp in the name.  (That, at least, is what I've
been doing for 8 years.  It works perfectly.)

pgbackrest also has an "info" option which gives you details of all the
backups currently in the repository.


> >
> > Is there a way to see the restores performed on a database?
> > Is there an equivalent table to msdb.dbo.restorehistory in SQL Server?
> > Is there a way to implement an equivalent if one doesn't exist?
>
>  From what I understand there are various ways of doing this in SQL
> Server, which way are you interested in?
>
--=20
Death to <Redacted>, and butter sauce.
Don't boil me, I'm still alive.
<Redacted> lobster!

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote g=
mail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 26,=
 2026 at 11:11=E2=80=AFAM Adrian Klaver &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:adrian.klaver=
@aklaver.com">adrian.klaver@aklaver.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote=
 class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px so=
lid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 1/26/26 08:01, <a href=3D"mailto:=
felix.quintgz@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank">felix.quintgz@yahoo.com</a> wrot=
e:<br>
&gt; Is there a way to implement the SQL Server command &#39;BACKUP DATABAS=
E&#39;?<br>
<br>
Not from within the Postgres instance.<br>
<br>
You will need to use:<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-pgdump.html" rel=3D"=
noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-p=
gdump.html</a></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Felix,=C2=A0</div><div>pg_du=
mp is a <b>logical export</b> tuned for speed and multithreading.=C2=A0 Alm=
ost certainly not what you want.</div><div><br></div><div>pgbackrest is the=
 equivalent of BACKUP DATABASE and BACKUP LOG.=C2=A0 It&#39;s an external p=
rogram (stuffing everything in the database engine is not The Unix Way) whi=
ch typically you run from cron.=C2=A0Redrirect=C2=A0stdout and stderr to a =
log file with a timestamp in the name.=C2=A0 (That, at least, is what I&#39=
;ve been doing for 8 years.=C2=A0 It works perfectly.)</div><div><br></div>=
<div>pgbackrest also has an &quot;info&quot; option which gives you details=
 of all the backups currently in the repository.</div><div>=C2=A0</div><blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left=
:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">&gt; <br>
&gt; Is there a way to see the restores performed on a database?<br>
&gt; Is there an equivalent table to msdb.dbo.restorehistory in SQL Server?=
<br>
&gt; Is there a way to implement an equivalent if one doesn&#39;t exist?<br=
>
<br>
=C2=A0From what I understand there are various ways of doing this in SQL <b=
r>
Server, which way are you interested in?<br></blockquote></div><span class=
=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_s=
ignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Death to &lt;Redacted&gt;, and butter sauce.<div=
>Don&#39;t boil me, I&#39;m still alive.<br><div><div>&lt;Redacted&gt; lobs=
ter!</div></div></div></div></div></div>

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