Instant PostgreSQL backup and restore how-to : a step-by-step guide to backing up and restoring your database using safe, efficient, and proven recipes / Shaun M. Thomas
Getting a basic export -- Partiald atabase exports -- Restoring a database export -- Obtaining a binary backup -- Stepping into TAR backups -- Taking snapshots -- Synchronizing backup servers -- Restoring a binary backup -- Point in time recovery -- Warm and hot standby restore -- Streaming replication.