Nicholson, Brad (Toronto, ON, CA) wrote: > > You mean moving tablespaces? That isn't something pg_upgrade deals > > with. If we need docs to move tablespaces, it is a missing piece of > > our > > main docs, not something pg_upgrade would ever mention. > > If I'm reading the issue correctly, and pg_upgrade gets part way through > an upgrade then fails if it hits a tablespace - it seems to me like > the pg_upgrade should check for such a condition at the initial > validation stage not proceed if found. Checking for all such cases would make pg_upgrade huge and unusable. If you messed up your configuration, pg_upgrade can't check for every such case. There are thosands of ways people can mess up their configuration. I think you should read up on how pg_upgrade attempts to be minimal: http://momjian.us/main/blogs/pgblog/2011.html#June_15_2011_2 On a related note, Magnus is working on code for Postgres 9.2 that would allow for easier moving of tablespaces. -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + It's impossible for everything to be true. + -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
