From: Mark Corner <mcorner@gmail.com>
To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Using pg_migrator to upgrade 8.3->8.4
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:02:35 -0500
Message-ID: <ab1480731002010802h46dbf330n11ab35b10c59860@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
We are looking to upgrade out 8.3 db to 8.4. The full dump and
restore is not very attractive due to the downtime involved.
pg_migrator is an attractive option, but we have butted up again the
integer datetime timestamp problem:
"Old and new pg_controldata date/time storage types do not match.
You will need to rebuild the new server with configure
--disable-integer-datetimes or get server binaries built
with those options."
We also noticed that the are non id rpms available for 8.3, but we
couldn't find any for 8.4 here:
https://projects.commandprompt.com/public/pgcore
So, is the best option to compile postgres from source? Is there
anyway to change the storage of timestamps in our 8.3 db online (I am
guessing no...)?
Mostly I just need a sanity check before I waste a bunch of time :)
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