# Alibaba Cloud ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL

You can use the Commvault software to back up and restore Alibaba Cloud ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL.

## Backups

### Backups You Can Perform

- Full backups

### When You Can Perform Backups

- On a schedule: The backup plan that you assign manages scheduled backups

- On demand: You can perform on-demand backups at any time

### Data You Can Back Up

- PostgreSQL system databases

- PostgreSQL user databases

## Restores

### Backups You Can Use for Restores

- The most recent backup: For example, restore the most recent backup to its original location

- A backup from a specific date: For example, restore data to a point in time before it became unusable

- Backups from a date range: For example, restore data that was accidentally deleted

### Destinations You Can Restore To

- In-place: Restore data to the location that it was backed up from

- Out-of-place: Restore data to the following destinations:

  - Cross-cloud: You can restore PostgreSQL databases from one cloud service provider (such as Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud) to a different cloud service provider. The source computer and destination computer should have the same operating system.

  - An instance in the same platform or a different platform (such as Alibaba Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Azure, and Google Cloud) across regions

  - An on-premises instance

  - A disk location

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