On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:30:18 -0400 Geoffrey <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't know that slony is the answer. It was more of a question > then an answer. We are hoping to use that solution to migrate from > 7.4.19 to 8.3.1. The primary reason is to reduce downtime. Well :) That is why I asked the questions I did. It very well may be the answer. It might not. For example, what size is your database? How many transactions per hour are you doing? Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake -- The PostgreSQL Company since 1997: http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Community Conference: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ United States PostgreSQL Association: http://www.postgresql.us/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate