Re: Copy a cluster from one host to an identical other

If you're shutting it down completely, then yes, just tar'ing and copying
should work as long as the destination is a similar architecture (you can't
go from a 32-bit to a 64-bit system with a file copy).

On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 11:27 AM, Birchall, Austen <
austen(dot)birchall(at)metoffice(dot)gov(dot)uk> wrote:

> Hi again
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> Actually I meant to said the original is a non WAL mode dev cluster so I
> will shut it down before starting the tar.
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> Also I would use pgdump but there is a known issue with this potentially
> not working with version of the application we are using & Postgres 8.4
> (yes, an upgrade Project is underway!!!)
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> Austen
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> Austen Birchall Senior Database Administrator
> * Met Office* FitzRoy Road Exeter EX1 3PB United Kingdom
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