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NetVault Plug-in for PostgreSQL 12.3 - Release Notes

Quest® NetVault® Backup Plug-in for PostgreSQL 12.3, Revision 1

Quest® NetVault® Backup Plug‑in for PostgreSQL 12.3, Revision 1
These release notes provide information about the Quest® NetVault® Backup Plug‑in for PostgreSQL release.
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About this release

Quest NetVault Backup (NetVault Backup) Plug‑in for PostgreSQL (Plug‑in for PostgreSQL) 12.3 is a minor release, with enhanced features and functionality. For complete product documentation, visit https://support.quest.com/technical-documents.

Enhancements

The following is a list of enhancements implemented in Plug‑in for PostgreSQL 12.3.
 
Table 1. General enhancements
Enhancement
Issue ID

Added the File Level Data Copy option to support archive-based backups and restores of the complete database. This option performs a physical backup of the PostgreSQL Server data files and works in combination with the pg_start_backup and pg_stop_backup utilities.

NOTE: To use this feature, you must use PostgreSQL Server 9.6 or later.

DNPP-234

Added support for point-in-time recovery (PITR).

NOTE: To use this feature, you must use PostgreSQL Server 9.6 or later.

DNPP-235

For PostgreSQL 9.0 or later, eliminated the use of datconfig to obtain database-configuration information.

DNPP-252

Added support for PostgreSQL Server 11.x.

DNPP-276

Added support for PostgreSQL Server 9.6 and 10.x running on Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

DNPP-279

Added support for Windows Server 2019.

DNPP-280

Added support for targeting software-defined Quest QoreStor™ storage devices. For more information on creating and using QoreStor devices, see the Quest NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.

DNPP-281

Known issues

The following is a list of issues, including issues attributed to third-party products, known to exist at the time of release.
 
Table 2. General known issues
Known issue
Issue ID

When restoring a backup, the plug-in incorrectly changes the sequence number to 0.

Workaround: Create a script that controls the numbering, and use the Pre & Post Scripts option in NetVault Backup to run the post script.

DNPP-102 (18737)

The plug-in does not currently support the use of parallel processing with pg_dump or pg_restore.

DNPP-215 (24138)

The plug-in does not support high-availability deployments.

DNPP-227 (28238)

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