Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:09:29 -0400
From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
To: Erik Serrano <eserranos@gmail.com>
Cc: Pgsql-admin <pgsql-admin@lists.postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: Upgrade from 9.2 to 9.6 without space
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On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 10:09:57AM -0300, Erik Serrano wrote:
> Hello good day.
> 
> I am writing why I need guidance regarding a version upgrade in Postgresql. I
> have a server with 85% of the disk occupied only in the / var / lib / pgsql /
> data folder and when doing an upgrade it drops because it does not have space
> to create the new / var / lib / pgsql folder /9.6/data in your process.
> So I need to know if there is any procedure to upgrade without making a copy
> since I do not have space for another folder of the same size.
> 
> PS: I am upgrading from 9.2 to 9.6

The only option is pg_upgrade in link mode.  Also, you might want to
upgrade to a newer version of Postgres than 9.6.

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