This article was originally published on October 09, 2020
WHAT’S NEW
Backup and Recovery Tool facilitates and automates complete hot physical backups of your PostgreSQL or EDB Postgres Advanced Server. It is a centralized server that can connect to and backup multiple local or remote Postgres databases.
Highlights of this release include:
| Features | Benefits |
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FIPS 140-2 (Federal Information Processing Standards) configuration options: disable checksum verification and configure the bart_socket_name |
Enables customers to run in more secure environments by allowing them to disable MD5 checksums. |
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Support for PostgreSQL 13 and EDB Postgres Advanced Server 13 |
Enables customers to use the latest version of PostgreSQL and upcoming EDB Postgres Advanced Server release |
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Documentation improvements: option to copy commands from HTML documentation |
Improves user experience by allowing customers to copy commands to the browser clipboard in one click. |
End-of-Support Reminder:
- Support for PostgreSQL and EDB Postgres Advanced Server v9.5 is revoked
TELL ME MORE
For more details, please review the Backup and Recovery Tool 2.6 documentation:
https://www.enterprisedb.com/edb-docs/
IS THIS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ME?
This announcement is for EDB customers who are using:
- Backup and Recovery Tool v2.2 and above.
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HOW TO GET THE SOFTWARE AND APPLY IT
Backup and Recovery Tool 2.6 is packaged and delivered as a series of interactive installers available via Stackbuilder Plus and on the EnterpriseDB website. Visit: https://www.enterprisedb.com/advanced-downloads
This update is also available as native packages in the form of RPMs and DEBs, please visit: https://repos.enterprisedb.com/
To request the credentials required to access EnterpriseDB repositories, please visit: https://www.enterprisedb.com/repository-access-request
Documentation is provided on the EnterpriseDB website. Visit: https://www.enterprisedb.com/edb-docs/
TROUBLESHOOTING
If you experience any problems installing the new software please contact Technical Support at:
Email: support@enterprisedb.com
Phone:
US: +1-732-331-1320 or 1-800-235-5891
UK: +44-2033719820
Brazil: +55-2139581371
India: +91-20-66449612