Re: CPU move

From: Frank Lanitz <frank(at)frank(dot)uvena(dot)de>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: CPU move
Date: 2011-11-27 09:59:13
Message-ID: 4ED209F1.9090107@frank.uvena.de
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Am 26.11.2011 19:18, schrieb Carlos Henrique Reimer:
> Hi,
>
> We're planning to move our postgreSQL database from one CPU box to
> another box.
>
> I'm considering an alternative procedure for the move as the standard
> one (pg_dump from the old, copy dump to the new box, psql to restore in
> the new) will take about 10 hours to complete. The ideia is installing
> the same Linux and PostgreSQL versions in the new box and copy the
> entire database cluster directory from the old to the new one using the
> scp Linux command.

If you are using the same architecture you could use the warm-standby
procedure for doing the sync and then switching the system. There is
pg_standby available for.

Cheers,
Frank

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