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PostgreSQL Database Administration (DBA)

PostgreSQL Database Administration (DBA)

10.000 DKK

(excl. VAT)

In this course, you gain the knowledge and skills you need to set up and administer a PostgreSQL database server and to handle day-to-day operations.

Course calendar

 
Hillerød
October
26/10
Week 44
26 - 27 Oct 2026
November
23/11
Week 48
23 - 24 Nov 2026
December
3/12
Week 49
3 - 4 Dec 2026
January
Week
February
Week
March
8/3
Week 10
8 - 9 Mar 2027
April
Week
May
31/5
Week 22
31 May - 1 Jun 2027
Aarhus
5/10
Week 41
5 - 6 Oct 2026
Week
Week
25/1
Week 4
25 - 26 Jan 2027
Week
Week
Week
10/5
Week 19
10 - 11 May 2027
Virtual
5/10
Week 41
5 - 6 Oct 2026
26/10
Week 44
26 - 27 Oct 2026
23/11
Week 48
23 - 24 Nov 2026
3/12
Week 49
3 - 4 Dec 2026
25/1
Week 4
25 - 26 Jan 2027
Week
8/3
Week 10
8 - 9 Mar 2027
Week
10/5
Week 19
10 - 11 May 2027
31/5
Week 22
31 May - 1 Jun 2027
Dates are start dates
Virtual classroom available
Guaranteed to run

Description

The course is a hands-on workshop where we work with administering and operating the PostgreSQL database server.

We look at both how to get to know an existing PostgreSQL server and how to set up a PostgreSQL solution from scratch.

Prerequisites

To get the most out of the course, we recommend experience or knowledge equivalent to:

Module overview

  • Installation
  • Connecting to a PostgreSQL server
  • Enabling remote access
  • The graphical administration tools
  • psql and scripting tools
  • Managing database passwords

  • Finding the version number
  • Locating PostgreSQL database files
  • Locating installed databases on the server
  • Disk usage per database and per tablespace

  • Planning a new database
  • Changing database parameters
  • Listing non-default settings
  • Viewing the database's non-default parameters
  • Updating the PostgreSQL parameter file
  • Setting parameters for specific users
  • Adding external modules to PostgreSQL

  • Starting the database server manually
  • Stopping the database server quickly and safely
  • Restarting the database server quickly
  • Reloading the server configuration files
  • Restricting user access to the server
  • Running multiple servers on one system
  • Setting up a connection pool

  • Creating database users
  • Granting/revoking privileges for database users
  • Encrypting sensitive data

  • Which users are connected?
  • What is a specific user running?
  • Killing a specific session.

  • Avoiding autofreeze and page corruption
  • Removing old prepared transactions
  • Finding and removing unused indexes

  • Identifying slow SQL statements
  • Collecting statistics using the pg_stat* views

  • Hot logical backup of a database
  • Hot logical backup of all databases
  • Hot logical backup of all tables in a tablespace
  • Backup of database object definitions
  • Recovery of all databases
  • Point-in-time recovery
  • Recovery of a dropped/damaged table, tablespace or database

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