On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:20:29 -0800, Si Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks! > > Is there any documentation on how to upgrade to 8.0?
Dump your DB, install 8.0, reload your DB. Since you'e using RHEL3, you should use the RPMs and it will be fairly easy. > Is it possible to upgrade from 7.4 to 8.0 while keeping a production > database running "in place"? Or should I install 8.0 in another No, its not. > directory/machine and then restore the database into it? Are there any > incompatibilities/modifications to databases from the earlier veresion > required? Depends on what kind of data structures you have in the DB -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ L. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] LlamaLand http://netllama.linux-sxs.org ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
