OS 环境：CentOS 6.2

数据库 ：PostgreSQL 9.1.3

pg_home=/home/postgres/

pg_data=/database/pgdata/

一、前期工作既要恢复，肯定是需要一个备份基础的，否则再怎么的巧妇也难为无米之炊。

1.修改数据库参数，修改postgresql.conf：

archive_mode = on

archive_timeout = 300 --单位是秒，此处以5分钟为限强制归档，仅作测试

archive_command = 'cp -i %p /home/postgres/archive/%f'

wal_level = archive

修改完重启下reload,DB

2.基于文件级别的持续备份，

a.基础备份

postgres=# select pg_start_backup('backup_2012_05_20_14:22:10');

b.打包备份pg_data

# cd /database

# tar -cvzf pgdata.tar ./pgdata

c.结束基础备份并切换归档

postgres=# select pg_stop_backup();

postgres=# select pg_switch_xlog();

pg_switch_xlog

----------------

0/C000020

(1 row)

postgres=# select pg_current_xlog_location();

pg_current_xlog_location

--------------------------

0/C000020

(1 row)

postgres=# create table test_1(id int,name varchar(50));

postgres=# insert into test_1 values (1,'kenyon');

INSERT 0 1

此时在pg_data路径下会产生一个label,可以查看内容有checkpoint时间,基础备份的开始和结束时间，以及标签名称等。因为之前已经设置了archive的三个参数，可以在archive的备份路径pg_home/archive下看到归档的文件会定时传过来。

二、恢复过程

停数据库

# pg_stop

假定数据库的崩溃场景，将pgdata数据删除

# rm -rf /database/pgdata

恢复之前备份的tar文件

# tar xvf pgdata.tar

删除pg_xlog文件夹并重建

# rm -rf pg_xlog # mkdir -p pg_xlog/archive_status

拷贝recovery.conf文件并修改

# cp $PG_HOME/recovery.conf.sample /database/pgdata/

# vi /database/pgdata/recovery.conf

--新增内容，指定恢复文件和路径，%f,%p见上面说明

restore_command = 'cp /home/postgres/archive/%f "%p"'

启动数据库

# pg_start

[postgres@localhost archive]$ psql

spsql (9.1.3)

Type "help" for help.

postgres=# select * from test_1;

id | name

----+--------

1 | kenyon

(1 rows) --恢复成功，会恢复到之前接收到的最后一个归档文件。另外recovery.conf会改名变成recovery.done

日志内容:

LOG: shutting down

LOG: database system is shut down

LOG: database system was interrupted; last known up at 2012-05-20 22:23:15 CST

LOG: starting archive recovery

LOG: restored log file "000000010000000000000002" from archive

LOG: redo starts at 0/8000078

LOG: consistent recovery state reached at 0/C000000

LOG: restored log file "000000010000000000000003" from archive

LOG: restored log file "000000010000000000000004" from archive

LOG: restored log file "000000010000000000000005" from archive

LOG: restored log file "000000010000000000000006" from archive

LOG: restored log file "000000010000000000000007" from archive

cp: cannot stat `/home/postgres/archive/000000010000000000000008': No such file or directory

LOG: could not open file "pg_xlog/000000010000000000000008" (log file 0, segment 8): No such file or directory

LOG: redo done at 0/1C000078

LOG: last completed transaction was at log time 2012-05-20 23:01:22.960591+08

LOG: restored log file "000000010000000000000007" from archive

cp: cannot stat `/home/postgres/archive/00000002.history': No such file or directory

LOG: selected new timeline ID: 2

cp: cannot stat `/home/postgres/archive/00000001.history': No such file or directory

LOG: archive recovery complete

LOG: database system is ready to accept connections

LOG: autovacuum launcher started

PS:若要恢复到指定时间，还需要再recovery.conf中设置recovrey_target_time,recovery_target_timeline等参数

总结：pitr技术对于7*24小时支撑是至关重要的，但是如果数据库非常小，增大pg_dump备份的频率可能更方便，但对于大数据库就需要了。