I am pretty sure it was a free version of the install, however, I will check
the version tomorrow when I am back in the office.Thanks!Sent from my Verizon,
Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Original message From: Adrian Klaver
Date: 8/3/22 2:51 PM (GMT-05:00) To: zaphod61
, pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org Subject: Re: Upgrading
from 12.3 to 12.11 On 8/3/22 11:44 AM, zaphod61 wrote:> The server version is
2016. The installer is the one listed on the > postgresql support page. I
think version 12.3 was installed the same > way but that was before I came into
contact with this applicationYou need to make sure, mixing installation methods
can cause a mess.Also how much downtime can you tolerate?> > > > > > Sent from
my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone> > > Original message >
From: Adrian Klaver > Date: 8/3/22 1:57 PM
(GMT-05:00)> To: zaphod61 ,
pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org> Subject: Re: Upgrading from 12.3 to 12.11>
> On 8/3/22 10:16 AM, zaphod61 wrote:> >> > I've inherited a postgresql 12.3
installation. It has 1 database in it.> > I need to upgrade it to the newest
version, which appears to be 12.11.> > Can I just download the installer for
12> > 11 and run that to upgrade the product and still maintain access to the>
> existing connections?> > What OS are you using?> > How was the Postgres 12.3
instance installed?> > What installer are you referring to?> > > 12.3 -> 12.11
is a minor upgrade so you can do the update without a> dump/restore or using
pg_upgrade. That being said, at some point in the> process the existing
instance(12.3) will need to be stopped and then the> new install for the 12.11
done and then start it. That means there will> be point where the
connections will be lost. How big an issue would> that be?> > > >> >> >>
>> > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone> >> > > -- > Adrian
Klaver> adrian.kla...@aklaver.com-- Adrian klaveradrian.kla...@aklaver.com
