> Zitat von Doug Sampson <do...@dawnsign.com>: > > >> > >> Questions: > >> > >> 1) Do I actually need to remove the bacula packages? > > From Bacula point of view, no. But your package system might force > you because of dependencies. If you compile from source it will be > better to link Bacula against the actual used PostgreSQL libs. > Okay.
> >> > >> 2) Are there any special steps that I'm missing when configuring the > >> bacula databases? Do I need to run 'update-bacula-tables' somewhere in > >> there? > > The "update-bacula-tables" is only needed for Bacula updates. Database > upgrades has no need to later the data/schema used by Bacula. Good to know I don't need to run the 'update-Bacula-tables' command. > > >> 3) Is PGSQL 9.2 considered stable? 9.1 had some serious bugs but these > >> appeared to have been squashed. > > There should be no big difference because 9.2 is a minor release. In > general PostgreSQL is one of the more reliable databases. > > >> 4) Are there any special parameters I need to consider when going from > >> PGSQL 8.3 to 9.2 especially in the postgresql.conf? > > Tune for inserts: > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Tuning_Your_PostgreSQL_Server > Yes, I've looked there. I didn't see anything useful that was introduced. Or am I terribly mistaken? > >> 5) Any other caveats? > > You might run Baculas "dbcheck" to prune unused entries in the > database before migration. > I ran: root@pisces:/~# su -m bacula -c '/usr/local/sbin/dbcheck -B -c /usr/local/etc/bacula-dir.conf' catalog=MyCatalog db_name=bacula db_driver= db_user=bacula db_password= db_address= db_port=0 db_socket= db_type=PostgreSQL working_dir=/var/db/bacula root@pisces:/~# It completed within seconds. Looks good, no? > >> 6) pg_upgrade: I came across this new function. Apparently you can > upgrade > >> databases from 8.3.x to 9.2.x with some caveats as described in the " > >> Limitations in Upgrading from PostgreSQL 8.3" section of this link > >> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/pgupgrade.html. If you've > used > >> this, would you care to share your experiences? > > No, never used, but in general the PostgreSQL database and tools > simply does what is expected, so it should just work. > The fact you've not used it yourself makes me want to stick to the tried-and-found-true method of updating. Thanks. ~Doug ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Own the Future-Intel® Level Up Game Demo Contest 2013 Rise to greatness in Intel's independent game demo contest. Compete for recognition, cash, and the chance to get your game on Steam. $5K grand prize plus 10 genre and skill prizes. Submit your demo by 6/6/13. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel_levelupd2d _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
