Create an explicit restore point.

Synopsis

gpdr create-restore-point [--suffix <string>] [--timeout <duration>]

gpdr create-restore-point { -h | --help }

Description

The gpdr create-restore-point command creates a specific restore point from which Greenplum Disaster Recovery should restore data.

Options

--suffix string
Optional. The specified suffix will be attached to the restore point name. Thus gpdr create-restore-point --suffix "weekly_customer_data" yields a restore point name with a timestamp, followed by an underscore, followed by "weekly_customer_data". For example: 20220420-005905R_weekly_customer_data.
--timeout
Optional. Specifies how long GPDR should wait for all WAL files to get archived. Valid units are s, m, and h. The minimum permitted value is 5m0s. The default is 30m0s.
-h | --help
Displays a help message for the gpdr create-restore-point command.

Examples

Create two user-defined restore points, one with the default name and one with a custom suffix appended to the name:

$ gpdr create-restore-point
$ gpdr create-restore-point --suffix rp_wednesday

See Also

gpdr restore

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