Re: Moving from Linux to Linux?

From: Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
To: Paul Foerster <paul(dot)foerster(at)gmail(dot)com>, Pgsql-General List <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Moving from Linux to Linux?
Date: 2025-03-11 16:32:28
Message-ID: 747ebbd9-0a0c-45d9-ba7d-d7a1adbc1d1f@aklaver.com
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On 3/11/25 09:22, Paul Foerster wrote:
> Hi,
>
> we are considering changing the PostgreSQL platform from SUSE SLE to Red Hat. To keep service interruptions as short as possible, the idea is to set up a streaming replication from the SUSE server to be replaced to a temporary Red Hat server and then replace that SUSE server with the newly setup Red Hat server.

What versions of each?

>
> My idea is to set up a streaming replication for this. But this of course only works if the data files would be binary compatible.

Unless you use logical replication.

>
> So, I wonder, if this is possible. We have a lot of databases, some of them need to be highly available and some are large too.
>
> Are there any obstacles that definitely make that a no-go? Do I risk corruption? It's both Linux, just a different distribution.
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
>

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