Restore Database

I need to test and create a procedure to restore
databases.
I followed the steps based on the site, but I couldn't
finish succesfully.

I did:

1. Put the database on Backup Mode and copy
datafiles.
/pg/bin/psql cresoldev -c "SELECT
pg_start_backup('/pg/backup/');"
tar -cvf /pg/backup/bk_base.tar /pg/data/base/*
/pg/bin/psql cresoldev -c "SELECT
pg_stop_backup();"

File .conf: archive_command = 'cp -i %p
/pg/backup/xlog/%f </dev/null'

2. Created a new table and populated with data, to
simulate the recovery:
create table test (
aa integer,
bb varchar(50)
);

insert into test values (1,'aaa');
...
insert into test values (5,'aaa');

Data inserted successfully!!!

3. Shutdown on database;

Last log transactions copied to the directory
archived log;
cp /pg/data/pg_xlog/* /pg/backup/xlog/

4. Configuring the recovery.conf file:

restore_command = 'cp /pg/backup/xlog/%f %p'
recovery_target_time = '2006-07-06 16:33:52 BRT'

5. Simulate the lost directories, deleting... :

rm -r /pg/data/base/*

6. Recreating the directories exploding the tar file:

tar -xvf bkp_base... .tar

7. Starting the database for applying the log
transactions.
Supposing recove the table "test" located on log
transactions.

LOG: database system was shut down at 2006-07-06
16:47:18 BRT
LOG: starting archive recovery
LOG: restore_command = "cp /pg/backup/xlog/%f %p"
LOG: recovery_target_time = 2006-07-06
16:33:52-03
cp: cannot stat
`/pg/backup/xlog/00000001.history': No such file or
directory
LOG: restored log file "000000010000000000000001"
from archive
LOG: record with zero length at 0/1122880
LOG: invalid primary checkpoint record
LOG: restored log file "000000010000000000000001"
from archive
LOG: record with zero length at 0/1122844
LOG: invalid secondary checkpoint record
PANIC: could not locate a valid checkpoint record
LOG: startup process (PID 3989) was terminated by
signal 6
LOG: aborting startup due to startup process
failure

8. There was an error and the table was lost.
What's the procedure that I doing mistakes????????

Thanks for helping me, in advance.

Regards
Alexander

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