>> Cluster comparison would only occur if you have two or more clusters on
>> the same server, although it's possible to compare across servers,
>
>
> Explain, because as I understand it a server = one cluster:
>
I think he was using server in the server=one machine sense, ie a
single machine/server can have multiple clusters/database servers.
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/app-pg-ctl.html
>
> "The init or initdb mode creates a new PostgreSQL database cluster. A
> database cluster is a collection of databases that are managed by a single
> server instance. This mode invokes the initdb command. See initdb for
> details."
>
>> but that would involve a lot more work. AFAIK, the only differences for a
>> cluster would be:
>> 1. PostgreSQL version
>> 2. path to database
>> 3. database users (note: it is also possible to make users database
>> specific)
>> 4. list of defined databases
>
>
> And anything different below the above, I am thinking checking a dev cluster
> against a production cluster.
>
>
>
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> Adrian Klaver
> adrian.klaver@aklaver.com
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