Getting Started with Greenplum

Step 1: Review the System Requirements

Review the following to learn more about the requirements:

Step 2: Install the UNIX File System Agent

Review each of the following topics to get started with the installation.

Install the agent on the master and the segment hosts.

Install the File System Agent with the same group as the Greenplum admin user. This is typically "gpadmin".

Review each of the following topics to get started with the installation:

Step 3: Prepare for your First Backup and Restore

  1. Open the CommCell Console.

  2. Configure a storage device. For more information, see one of the following:

  3. Add a pseudo-client for the Greenplum database system.

  4. Plan your backup by considering the following configuration items.

    Consideration

    More Information

    Decide whether to schedule backups. Scheduling backups has the advantage of ensuring that the data is automatically backed up at regular intervals. Gather the following information prior to configuring schedules:

    • The schedule name

    • The schedule frequency

    • The schedule start time and start date

    • The schedule exceptions

      Create schedules for the backups.

    Scheduling

    Decide whether to encrypt the data for transmission over non-secure networks or storage media. Gather the following information prior to configuring encryption:

    • The encryption type

    • The encryption level (client, instance, subclient)

      Configure the encryption.

    Data Encryption

  5. Add a subclient for the Greenplum database system.

Step 4: Run Your First Backup and Restore

  1. Perform a full backup.

  2. Perform an initial restore.

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