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From Chris Hoover
Subject Upgrading from 7.2.1 to 8.x
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Msg-id 1d219a6f0710311028s745446aay7dd59c1982af7b03@mail.gmail.com
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Responses Re: Upgrading from 7.2.1 to 8.x  ("Scott Marlowe" <scott.marlowe@gmail.com>)
Re: Upgrading from 7.2.1 to 8.x  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Re: Upgrading from 7.2.1 to 8.x  ("Phillip Smith" <phillip.smith@weatherbeeta.com.au>)
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Question,

I have an ancient database that is running Postgresql 7.2.1 on AIX.  Is it safe to directly upgrade the database to 8.1?  If not, what steps do I need to take?

I have been pushing for 3 years to upgrade this database, and with some upcoming projects, I am going to do another push with management to upgrade this database.

Also, I know there are a ton of fixes/improvements from 7.2, but are there any major data losing bugs in this version that I can use as added pressure on management?

Thanks,

Chris

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