Re: Upgrade data - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Richard Huxton
Subject Re: Upgrade data
Date
Msg-id 424A5655.8060607@archonet.com
Whole thread Raw
In response to Upgrade data  (josue <josue@lamundial.hn>)
Responses Re: Upgrade data  (Scott Marlowe <smarlowe@g2switchworks.com>)
List pgsql-general
josue wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> I need to upgrade my dbs from 743 to 801, current data size is around
> 5GB, I've tried this way:
>
>  ./pg_dump -d dbtest -p 9980 | ./psql -d template1 -p 9981
>
> but is too slow, any idea or suggestion to properly upgrade my dbs, I
> also have blobs stored there.

Try pg_dump followed by pg_restore - both using version 8.0.1. If that's
still too slow, the only other option is to dump/restore and then setup
replication between the old and new databases to bring your new system
up to date. Slony can be used for this.

--
   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd

pgsql-general by date:

Previous
From: Klint Gore
Date:
Subject: Re: Postgres mystery
Next
From: Richard Huxton
Date:
Subject: Re: Postgres mystery