Backing up the Greenplum database was commonly performed by the gpcrondump
utility but starting with Greenplum 5, this utility has been deprecated. You can still use it but it won’t be included or supported after Greenplum 5. Instead, you should use gpbackup
to create database backups.
Greenplum 5
You still can find gpbackup
with Greenplum 5 but it is not the latest version available. Instead, you should install the latest version of gpbackup
to get the latest features and bug fixes.
Greenplum 6
The backup utility is no longer included with the database installer. This method of software delivery enables the Backup/Restore team to deliver software faster than if were bundled with the database installer.
https://network.pivotal.io/products/pivotal-gpdb-backup-restore
Installation
This is so easy! Installation is done via a Greenplum package. For example:
gppkg -i pivotal_greenplum_backup_restore-1.18.2-1-gp6-rhel-x86_64.gppkg