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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Ray Stell <stellr@vt.edu>
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Subject: Re: 9.4 pg_dump use on 9.0 db
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Ray Stell <stellr@vt.edu> writes:
> Is it valid to dump a 9.0 db with a 9.4 pg_dump and make use of the 
> parallel feature? TIA.

Yes, but be aware that 9.4 pg_dump will be generating output meant to
be loaded into a 9.4 server.  You might have to make some adjustments
if you mean to reload it into 9.0.

			regards, tom lane


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