You can restore an Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL database to a different location (out of place).
To recover only the data, perform the restore by using a full backup.
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.
The database Overview tab appears.
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On the Instances tab, from the Actions row of the instance you want to restore, select Restore.
Alternatively, click the instance you want to restore, and then click Restore from the Recovery points tile.
The Backup content page appears.
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Select the DumpBasedBackupSet, and then click Restore.
The Restore options dialog box opens.
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Select Out of place.
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Under Restore type, select Cross Instance restore.
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From the Destination Client list, select the destination server for the restore.
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From the Destination instance list, select the destination instance for the restore.
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In the Number of streams box, enter the number of data streams that you want to use for backups.
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From the Define auxiliary database for table restores section, you can manually change the destination database name.
Note
The Define auxiliary database for table restores option is only available when you perform table level restore.
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Under Advanced options section, perform the following actions:
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Under the Pre or Post options, do the following:
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In the Pre recovery command box, enter the name or path of the process to run before the restore. Alternately, select the file icon on the right side to select a physical client from the Physical client selection list.
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In the Post recovery command box, enter the name or path of the process to run after the restore. Alternately, select the file icon on the right side to select a physical client from the Physical client selection list.
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If you want to initiate the restore as user, move the Run as User toggle button to right.
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In the User name box, enter a user name you want to run the restore with.
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Under the Data path, do the following:
- From the Server name drop-down list, select a media agent server name.
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To send a notification email when the restore job completes, select the Notify user on job completion.
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Click Submit.