Re: Minor Upgrade Question

OK I will try that, thanks

On 6/17/2020 11:19 AM, Joshua Drake wrote:
> Susan
>
> You can use -Uvh to upgrade the rpms on the existing machine. You can
> then use symlinks to link the expected pgsql data directories. Make
> sure you take a backup, and stop the service before you proceed.
>
> JD
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 7:12 AM Susan Joseph <sandajoseph(at)verizon(dot)net
> <mailto:sandajoseph(at)verizon(dot)net>> wrote:
>
> So when I first started working with PostgreSQL I was using the
> latest version (11.2).   I don't want to move to 12 yet but I
> would like to get my 11.2 up to 11.8.  Due to my servers not being
> connected to the Internet I ended up downloading the libraries and
> building the files locally.  My question is how do I upgrade to
> 11.8?  I know how to go and get the rpms now and download those to
> a disconnected server and then install PostgreSQL that way.  I was
> able to install 11.8 on another server using the rpms.  But my
> directories are different.  The rpm install placed the files into
> the directory /data/pgsql-11.  My 11.2 database is in
> /data/pgsql.  I checked the rpm file and it says that the files
> are not relocatable.  So I can do a new install of 11.8 via the
> rpms and it will place the files into /data/pgsql-11, can just
> need to copy the executable files in the /data/pgsql-11/bin
> directory into my /data/pgsql/bin or are there other files that
> need to be copied over?  Is there a better way to do this rather
> than reinstalling postgreSQL again on a server that already has it?
>
> Thanks,
>   Susan
>