1
Create
Produce an application-only archive with database dump, artifacts, migration/deployment metadata, and checksum.
2
Copy
Maintain an independent off-host recovery copy using the approved management path.
3
Restore in isolation
Use a throwaway pgvector target; never replace live data to test a backup.
4
Verify lineage
Check an active record, a superseded record when applicable, and document-original checksum integrity.
pg_restore, a repair after an early readiness race. Basic Memory has its own archive and restore procedure.