Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.183]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7CD4264FCE9 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:21:38 -0400 (AST) Received: from mail.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.86]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.183]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 64584-03 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:21:28 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: delayed 00:15:11.815656 by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from eciweb.eldocomp.com (eciweb.eldocomp.com [205.159.99.28]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6119564FCD8 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:21:27 -0400 (AST) Received: from winmail.eldocomp.com [172.20.128.19] by eciweb.eldocomp.com with XWall v3.42 ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:06:02 -0700 Received: from [172.20.131.10] ([172.20.131.10]) by winmail.eldocomp.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:06:02 -0700 References: <234747.33153.qm@web52501.mail.re2.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <234747.33153.qm@web52501.mail.re2.yahoo.com> From: Naomi Walker Cc: GENERAL Subject: Upgrade in Place Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:06:01 -0700 X-Assembled-By: XWall v3.42 Message-ID: <491B0CF9.10700@eldocomp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.4 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=MIME_QP_LONG_LINE=1.819, MISSING_HEADERS=1.581 X-Spam-Level: *** X-Archive-Number: 200811/547 X-Sequence-Number: 140265 We have a very large new customer that is considering using Postgres for=20 their RDBMS. The size of the database will be in the several terrabytes range, making=20 unloading/reloading a time consuming and disk-eating process. This customer will be running on a Windows=20 platform.=20 I've been looking at the upgrade_in_place docs in pgfoundry, but it=20 seems it is in the "trying to be revived" stage. Does anyone have newer information about the move towards upgrades-in-place? Thanks, Naomi --=20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Naomi Walker Chief Information Officer Eldorado Computing, Inc nwalker@eldocomp.com =20 ---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=C3=82=C2=A0e-mail is proprietary to MphasiS = and/or its Customers and is intended for use only by the individual or entit= y to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is=C3=82=C2=A0p= rivileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If y= ou are not the intended recipient or it appears that this e-mail has been fo= rwarded to you without proper authority, you are notified that any use or di= ssemination of this information in any manner is strictly prohibited. In suc= h cases, please notify us immediately at mailmaster@mphasis.com and delete t= his mail from your records.