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PostgreSQL 14 Administration Cookbook

You're reading from PostgreSQL 14 Administration Cookbook Over 175 proven recipes for database administrators to manage enterprise databases effectively

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803248974

Length 608 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

PostgreSQL

Concepts

Databases

Authors (2):

Gianni Ciolli

Simon Riggs

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Table of Contents (14) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: First Steps

2. Chapter 2: Exploring the Database FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Server Configuration

4. Chapter 4: Server Control

5. Chapter 5: Tables and Data

6. Chapter 6: Security

7. Chapter 7: Database Administration

8. Chapter 8: Monitoring and Diagnosis

9. Chapter 9: Regular Maintenance

10. Chapter 10: Performance and Concurrency

11. Chapter 11: Backup and Recovery

12. Chapter 12: Replication and Upgrades

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Using pgAdmin for DBA tasks

In this recipe, we will show you how to use pgAdmin for some administration tasks in your database. PgAdmin is one of the two graphical interfaces that we introduced in the Using graphical administration tools recipe in Chapter 1, First Steps.

Getting ready

You should have already installed pgAdmin as part of the Using graphical administration tools recipe of Chapter 1, First Steps, which includes website pointers. If you haven't done so, please read it now.

Remember to install pgAdmin 4, which is the last generation of the software; the previous one, pgAdmin 3, is no longer supported and hasn't been for a few years, so it will give various errors on PostgreSQL 10 and above.

How to do it…

The first task of a DBA is to get access to the database and get a first glance at its contents. In that respect, we have already learned how to create a connection, access...

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Authors (2)

Simon Riggs

Simon Riggs

Simon Riggs is the CTO of 2ndQuadrant, having contributed to PostgreSQL as a major developer and committer for 14 years. He has written and designed features for replication, performance, BI, management, and security. Under his guidance, 2ndQuadrant is now a leading developer of open source PostgreSQL, serving hundreds of clients in USA, Europe, and worldwide. Simon is a frequent speaker at many conferences on PostgreSQL Futures. He has worked as a database architect for 30 years.

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GIANNI CIOLLI

GIANNI CIOLLI

Gianni Ciolli is the head of professional services at 2ndQuadrant and has been a PostgreSQL consultant, trainer, and speaker at many PostgreSQL conferences in Europe and abroad over the last 10 years. He has a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Florence. He has worked with free and open source software since the 1990s and is active in the community (the Prato Linux User Group and the Italian PostgreSQL Users Group). He lives in London with his son. His other interests include music, drama, poetry, and athletics.

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