Re: pg_dump to a remote server

On 04/16/2018 04:58 PM, Ron wrote:
> We're upgrading from v8.4 to 9.6 on a new VM in a different DC.  The
> dump file will be more than 1TB, and there's not enough disk space on
> the current system for the dump file.
>
> Thus, how can I send the pg_dump file directly to the new server while
> the pg_dump command is running?  NFS is one method, but are there others
> (netcat, rsync)?  Since it's within the same company, encryption is not
> required.

Maybe?:

pg_dump -d test -U postgres -Fc | ssh aklaver(at)arkansas 'cat > test_cat.out'

>
> Or would it be better to install both 8.4 and 9.6 on the new server (can
> I even install 8.4 on RHEL 6.9?), rsync the live database across and
> then set up log shipping, and when it's time to cut over, do an in-place
> pg_upgrade?
>
> (Because this is a batch system, we can apply the data input files to
> bring the new database up to "equality" with the 8.4 production system.)
>
> Thanks
>

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Adrian Klaver
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