Re: Increasing RAM for more than 4 Gb. using postgresql - Mailing list pgsql-performance

amrit@health2.moph.go.th wrote:
> I would like to upgrade both OS kernel and PGsql version , so in my opinion the
> best way to handle it is to *backup* the data in .tar

Just remember if you're going from 7.3.2 => 7.4.x or 8.0 then you'll
need to use pg_dump not just tar up the directories. If you do use tar,
remember to backup *all* the directories.

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   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd