Re: Upgrading from 9.1 to 9.2 in place, same machine

From: Jonathan Nalley <jnalley(at)jnalley(dot)com>
To: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Upgrading from 9.1 to 9.2 in place, same machine
Date: 2013-07-10 18:08:04
Message-ID: CAEiqQGbcHAqYvoGh2XnMD+n2UG57Dk7b0861te5go+ye7mHgPA@mail.gmail.com
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On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Wells Oliver <wellsoliver(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> I have 9.1 running on 5432, and 9.2 running on 5433. The 9.1 database size
> is 153g. 9.1 is actively used by systems, 9.2 is just sitting there empty.
>
> I'd like to move the 9.1 database to 9.2 without any down time, and ensuring
> that no data is lost.
>
> My original idea was to make 9.2 a slave of 9.1, then switch it over.
>
> Is there a better idea? Thanks for any tips.

have you looked at simply using pg_upgrade ?

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/pgupgrade.html

>
> --
> Wells Oliver
> wellsoliver(at)gmail(dot)com

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