Re: Help, server doesn't start

On 06/25/2012 08:02 PM, Anibal David Acosta wrote:

> We plan to upgrade to version 9.1, do you know if file result of the
> pg_dump in 8.3 can be restored in 9.1?
>
>
Yes, pg_dump output from 8.3 should restore fine to 9.1. PLEASE READ THE
RELEASE NOTES for the intermediate major versions (8.4 and 9.0) for
upgrade advice and caveats.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-4.html
<http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-8-4.html>
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/
<http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-0.html>current
<http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-8-4.html>/static/release-9-0.html
<http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-0.html>
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/
<http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1.html>current
<http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-8-4.html>/static/release-9-1.html
<http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1.html>

Do not just try to upgrade your production database. Do a test with a
test copy first, and test your application against it; don't just assume
it'll all work.

--
Craig Ringer