On Tue, 2006-03-28 at 13:51, Rafael Martinez wrote: > On Tue, 2006-03-28 at 12:09 -0600, Jim C. Nasby wrote: > > > > > Fortunately, you can use Slony to migrate between versions, greatly > > reducing downtime. > > Yes, this is true, but the problem is that if the database is 'big' and > running in an expensive system you need to double your investment only > for the upgrade. > > I am sure we can find another way of doing this that is easier and > faster. Any large, production system should already have replication in place. If not, you're taking your chances with that big system that make any investment questionable. If downtime is a real problem.
