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* Upgrade in Place @ 2008-11-12 17:06 Naomi Walker <nwalke@eldocomp.com> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread From: Naomi Walker @ 2008-11-12 17:06 UTC (permalink / raw) To: ; +Cc: GENERAL <pgsql-general@postgresql.org> We have a very large new customer that is considering using Postgres for their RDBMS. The size of the database will be in the several terrabytes range, making unloading/reloading a time consuming and disk-eating process. This customer will be running on a Windows platform. I've been looking at the upgrade_in_place docs in pgfoundry, but it seems it is in the "trying to be revived" stage. Does anyone have newer information about the move towards upgrades-in-place? Thanks, Naomi -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Naomi Walker Chief Information Officer Eldorado Computing, Inc nwalker@eldocomp.com ---An EDS Company 602-604-3100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hard things are put in our way, not to stop us, but to call out our courage and strength. -- Anonymous ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE -- Information transmitted by this e-mail is proprietary to MphasiS and/or its Customers and is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or it appears that this e-mail has been forwarded to you without proper authority, you are notified that any use or dissemination of this information in any manner is strictly prohibited. In such cases, please notify us immediately at mailmaster@mphasis.com and delete this mail from your records. ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 2+ messages in thread
* Re: Upgrade in Place @ 2008-11-12 17:36 Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com> parent: Naomi Walker <nwalke@eldocomp.com> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread From: Richard Huxton @ 2008-11-12 17:36 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Naomi Walker <nwalke@eldocomp.com>; +Cc: GENERAL <pgsql-general@postgresql.org> Quick tip: don't start a new thread by replying to a previous message, it can mean your message gets missed. Naomi Walker wrote: > We have a very large new customer that is considering using Postgres for > their RDBMS. The size > of the database will be in the several terrabytes range, making > unloading/reloading a time consuming > and disk-eating process. This customer will be running on a Windows > platform. For such a large database, I would give serious thought to not running on Windows. PostgreSQL has a much longer history on the unix side of the fence, and a larger *nix community of users and developers. If you're worried about support, I'm sure Red Hat, Novell or Sun would be more than happy with the money you'd have spent on Windows licencing. There are also several well established PostgreSQL consulting companies who can support both the database and operating-system. > I've been looking at the upgrade_in_place docs in pgfoundry, but it > seems it is in the "trying to be > revived" stage. > > Does anyone have newer information about the move towards upgrades-in-place? Work is ongoing for 8.4 (to allow you to upgrade in-place to 8.5). You have pretty much full access to all development discussions by checking the pgsql-hackers mailing list (there's also a developers side to the website). Search for "WIP" on the hackers list. Bear in mind that there's no guarantee that *any* feature not yet complete will make it into 8.4 (although there are a lot of big users who really want this feature, so it's a strong candidate). HTH -- Richard Huxton Archonet Ltd ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 2+ messages in thread
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