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.. _backup_server_dialog:
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`Backup Server Dialog`:index:
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Use the *Backup Server* dialog to create a plain-text script that will recreate
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the selected server. You can use the pgAdmin *Query Tool* to play back a
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plain-text script, and recreate the server.
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.. image:: images/backup_server_general.png
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:alt: Backup server dialog
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:align: center
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Use the fields in the *General* tab to specify the following:
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* Enter the name of the backup file in the *Filename* field. Optionally, select
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the *Browser* icon (ellipsis) to the right to navigate into a directory and
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select a file that will contain the archive.
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* Use the *Encoding* drop-down listbox to select the character encoding method
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that should be used for the archive. **Note:** This option is visible only for
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database server greater than or equal to 11.
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* Use the drop-down listbox next to *Role name* to specify a role with
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connection privileges on the selected server. The role will be used for
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authentication during the backup.
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.. image:: images/backup_server_objects.png
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:alt: Type of objects option on backup server dialog
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:align: center
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Click the *Data/Objects* tab to continue. Use the fields in the *Data/Objects*
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tab to provide options related to data or pgAdmin objects that correspond to *pg_dump*.
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* Move switches in the **Type of objects** field box to specify details about
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the type of objects that will be backed up.
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* Move the switch next to *Only data* towards right position to limit the back
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up to data.
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* Move the switch next to *Only schema* to limit the back up to schema-level
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database objects.
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.. image:: images/backup_server_do_not_save.png
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:alt: Do not save option on backup server dialog
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:align: center
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* Move switches in the **Do not save** field box to select the objects that will
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not be included in the backup.
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* Move the switch next to *Owner* towards right position to exclude commands
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that set object ownership.
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* Move the switch next to *Privilege* towards right position to exclude
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commands that create access privileges.
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* Move the switch next to *Tablespace* towards right position to exclude
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tablespaces.
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* Move the switch next to *Unlogged table data* towards right position to
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exclude the contents of unlogged tables.
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* Move the switch next to *Comments* towards right position to exclude
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commands that set the comments. **Note:** This option is visible only for
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database server greater than or equal to 11.
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.. image:: images/backup_server_queries.png
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:alt: Queries option on backup server dialog
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:align: center
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* Move switches in the **Queries** field box to specify the type of statements
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that should be included in the backup.
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* Move the switch next to *Use Column Inserts* towards right position to dump
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the data in the form of INSERT statements and include explicit column
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names. Please note: this may make restoration from backup slow.
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* Move the switch next to *Use Insert commands* towards right position to dump
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the data in the form of INSERT statements rather than using a COPY command.
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Please note: this may make restoration from backup slow.
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* Move the switch next to *Include DROP DATABASE statement* towards right
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position to include a command in the backup that will drop any existing
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database object with the same name before recreating the object during a
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backup.
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.. image:: images/backup_server_disable.png
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:alt: Disable option on backup server dialog
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:align: center
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* Move switches in the **Disable** field box to specify the type of statements
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that should be excluded from the backup.
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* Move the switch next to *Trigger* (active when creating a data-only backup)
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towards right position to include commands that will disable triggers on the
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target table while the data is being loaded.
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* Move the switch next to *$ quoting* towards right position to enable dollar
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quoting within function bodies; if disabled, the function body will be
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quoted using SQL standard string syntax.
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.. image:: images/backup_server_miscellaneous.png
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:alt: Miscellaneous option on backup server dialog
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:align: center
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* Move switches in the **Miscellaneous** field box to specify miscellaneous
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backup options.
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* Move the switch next to *With OIDs* towards right position to include object
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identifiers as part of the table data for each table.
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* Move the switch next to *Verbose messages* towards left position to instruct
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*pg_dump* to exclude verbose messages.
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* Move the switch next to *Force double quotes on identifiers* towards right
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position to force the quoting of all identifiers.
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* Move the switch next to *Use SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION* towards right
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position to include a statement that will use a SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION
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command to determine object ownership (instead of an ALTER OWNER command).
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Click the *Backup* button to build and execute a command based on your
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selections; click the *Cancel* button to exit without saving work.
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pgAdmin will run the backup process in background. You can view all the background
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process with there running status and logs on the :ref:`Processes <processes>`
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