| From: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
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| To: | "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Cc: | Andrew Rawnsley <ronz(at)ravensfield(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: version upgrade |
| Date: | 2004-08-31 22:30:07 |
| Message-ID: | 200408311530.07635.josh@agliodbs.com |
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Marc,
> Slony is not an upgrade utility, and falls short in one big case ..
> literally .. a very large database with limited cash resources to
> duplicate it (as far as hardware is concerned). In small shops, or those
> with 'free budget', Slony is perfect ... but if you are in an organization
> where getting money is like pulling teeth, picking up a new server "just
> to do an upgrade" can prove to be difficult ...
Huh? You can replicate onto the same server. Kicks your performance in
the teeth but it works fine. Heck, I did it on my laptop as a demo.
--
--Josh
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco
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