Re: Upgrade in same major version
От | Carol Walter |
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Тема | Re: Upgrade in same major version |
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Msg-id | 3F0C96CA-0996-486C-ADAF-E56EAD049984@indiana.edu обсуждение исходный текст |
Ответ на | Re: Upgrade in same major version (Evan Rempel <erempel@uvic.ca>) |
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Re: Upgrade in same major version
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Let me see if I understand this correctly. Always do a backup before doing any destructive sys admin functions. =) First, I run configure, taking care to make sure all the options point to the right places. Second, I run gmake Third, I run gmake install. Thanks, Carol On Oct 14, 2008, at 1:22 PM, Evan Rempel wrote: > What this means is that you do not have to "update" the data > repository (wherever your > postgresql database is stored). All that needs to be done is to > uninstall the old version, > and install the new version. Start the new version and use the data > where it sits. > > Now, that all sound fine when I say it fast. There are a number of > precautions that > you may prefer to take, and the steps may differ significantly > depending on your system. > > 1. Probably take a complete backup of your database should something > go wrong. > 2. Ensure that you have a way to "get back" to the previous version, > or have > a very reliable way to move forward, such as taking a pgdump > that can be loaded > back into the database, nearly regardless of version. > 3. Your uninstall may be a package management step such as rpm, or > you may > just delete the files if your install was done from source. > 4. Your install may be a package management step such as rpm, or you > may > require a "sudo make install" if your install was done from > source. > > I hope this points you in mostly the right direction without begin > to long > winded. > > Evan. > > Carol Walter wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I'm doing an upgrade from 8.2.4 to 8.2.10. The documentation says, >> "When you update between compatible versions, you can simply replace >> the executables and reuse the data directory on disk." I guess I >> don't quite understand what this means. Replace them by running some >> parts of the installation process? Replace them by copying them. >> Are you talking about those files that usually reside in /usr/local/ >> pgsql/bin and include psql and pg_ctl? >> >> I know these may seem like dumb questions to those of you who are old >> hands at this. I'd be glad to read more documentation if there is >> some that is more explicit than what I quoted above. >> >> Thanks so much, >> >> Carol >> >> -- >> Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@postgresql.org) >> To make changes to your subscription: >> http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin > > > -- > Evan Rempel erempel@uvic.ca > Senior Programmer Analyst 250.721.7691 > University Systems, University of Victoria > > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
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