Backing Up and Restoring Databases

This topic describes how to use Greenplum backup and restore features.

Performing backups regularly ensures that you can restore your data or rebuild your Greenplum Database system if data corruption or system failure occur. You can also use backups to migrate data from one Greenplum Database system to another.

• Backup and Restore Overview

• Parallel Backup with gpcrondump and gpdbrestore

• Parallel Backup with gpbackup and gprestore

Parent topic: Managing a Greenplum System