| From: | Alexander Pyhalov <alp(at)rsu(dot)ru> |
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| To: | Vibhor Kumar <vibhor(dot)kumar(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: DBMS upgrade and backups |
| Date: | 2011-03-14 14:54:26 |
| Message-ID: | 4D7E2C22.8050706@rsu.ru |
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Hello.
On 03/14/2011 17:38, Vibhor Kumar wrote:
You won't be able to use the Data Directory of New Version for PG 9.0,
you have to use your old backup.
>
>> What is the preferred way to deal with this issue?
>
> I would recommend to take pg_dump backup with Filesystem Backup before any upgrade.
>
> Can you explain, why are you upgrading to 9.1? Currently there is no Prduction release of 9.1.
I'm not upgrading now. I'm going to deploy 9.0 server in a week, but and
I'm trying to analyze if it will be possible to upgrade to 9.1 (or later
version) in future without lost of backup archive.
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Best regards,
Alexander Pyhalov,
system administrator of Computer Center of South Federal University
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