Re: Upgrading 6 versions between 2 systems

From: Rich Shepard <rshepard(at)appl-ecosys(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Upgrading 6 versions between 2 systems
Date: 2026-09-14 21:39:00
Message-ID: 6d2b5aa-8346-19ee-e12b-7abe23d7f685@appl-ecosys.com
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On Mon, 14 Sep 2026, Tom Lane wrote:

> You could, but better practice is to use pg_dump[all] from the newer
> version to take a dump from the old server.

Tom,

I know that's the way it's normally done, but the two versions are on
different LAN hosts and each runs a different Slackware version (14.2 with
the current data) and verson 15.0 on a different host.

> Keep in mind also that 6 years is a lot of time for things to change.
> I expect your dump will probably load okay, but test your application
> for compatibility.

My databases are small, most for specific projects. I'll dump each database
separately rather than the whole cluster. That way I can see if a problem
shows up.

Thanks,

Rich

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