From: | Achilleas Mantzios <achill(at)matrix(dot)gatewaynet(dot)com> |
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To: | Scott Marlowe <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Insane behaviour in 8.3.3 |
Date: | 2012-06-15 08:24:44 |
Message-ID: | 201206151124.45021.achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com |
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On Παρ 15 Ιουν 2012 10:28:20 Scott Marlowe wrote:
> You do realize you're missing four years of bug fixes right?
On Πεμ 14 Ιουν 2012 11:39:35 Achilleas Mantzios wrote:
> Unfortunately the remote installations are neither physically accessible
> nor by TCP/IP accesible (comms are done via UUCP and administration via
> minicom, and the costs are just huge 5 USD/min for 33Kbits/sec). So, i
> would exhaust all posibilities before deciding to ship a new postgresql
> version there, and remotely upgrade, physically travel to the ship or even
> trying to do a backup/initdb/restore in the existing version. Any help
> would be really really appreciated.
>
> Also, as you might have understood, upgrading, although generally a good
> idea, does not apply so easily in our case.
And i forgot to mention, minicom term emulation quality sucks, even giving simple
shell commands is a PITA, upgrading the whole fleet would mean bast case scenario
minimum 21K USD for the whole fleet + suspension of all other activities for two months.
If physical travel was involved, the cost would be increased at even higher levels.
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Achilleas Mantzios
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