Automatic discovery of instances is enabled after the client installation. The automatic discovery ensures that the newly added PostgreSQL instances are regularly accounted for in backup operations.
When you discover PostgreSQL instances, the newly discovered instances are assigned a storage policy as follows:
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If the default subclient of the file system has a storage policy, then the newly discovered instances inherit that storage policy.
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If the default subclient of the file system has no storage policy, then you must set a storage policy for the newly discovered instances.
After an instance is discovered, you need to update the server credentials before running a backup.
Note
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By default, PostgreSQL instances are automatically discovered every 24 hours. Instances are also automatically discovered when the Communications Service (GxCVD) is restarted (for example, after a computer reboot).
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You cannot automatically discover PostgreSQL instances on Solaris and AIX. You also cannot discover the postgresql.conf file if it is outside the data directory.
Procedure
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From the CommCell Browser, navigate to <Client> |PostgreSQL.
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Right-click <Instance>, and then click Properties.
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On the Accounts tab, enter the password for PostGres user.
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Click OK.