Mark Corner wrote: > 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." Yep, that is necessary. > 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 No idea if anyone is building RPMs for it. The source and Win32 binaries are here: http://pgfoundry.org/frs/?group_id=1000235 > 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...)? Nope. -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
