Jaime Casanova <jaime@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:03 AM, EDH <evandhoffman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> What I'd like to know is: if I install the latest 8.2.x release - I >> see 8.2.18 RPMs are available - can I do a straight copy of the >> contents of /var/lib/pgsql/data/ to the new server and start it up? >> Or is dump & restore the only real way to do this? > it's safe to just install any version of 8.2.x, copy the whole data > directory (plus any tablespace's directories you could have) and start > again... Not just "any" version --- it has to be the same build options. (integer-datetimes is definitely a critical option, and I forget what else.) But if you're using an RPM from the same RPM supplier as before, they probably got this right. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
