[GENERAL] question for upgrade pg 8.2.5 to pg 8.3.3

2008-09-02 Thread ProAce
I just want to transfer only one db in pg 8.2.5 to pg 8.3.3, others are still remained on pg 8.2.5. I call the only one db as "db-foo", and the db owner as "user-foo" following. The IP for pg 8.2.5 is 10.10.10.1 , IP for pg 8.3.3 is 10.10.10.2. My operations are listed below: 1. install a new pg

Re: [GENERAL] file-system snapshot under freebsd for backup

2007-08-02 Thread ProAce
I use SAN, not NAS. :) Because some bugdet issue, I just have a basic SAN environment. For multipathing, I use geom_fox to complete. For snapshot, I want to use mksnap_ffs. But I don't have any experience of using mksnap_ffs to backup pgsql. Does anyone give me some advice? 2007/8/2, Bill Mor

Re: [GENERAL] file-system snapshot under freebsd for backup

2007-08-02 Thread ProAce
dump to backup your databases? Taking > file-level snapshots is not recommended as you may want/need to restore to a > different version of PG that is not binary compatible with the snapshot > you've taken. > Regards, > - Naz. > > > ProAce wrote: > I already put the d

[GENERAL] file-system snapshot under freebsd for backup

2007-08-01 Thread ProAce
I already put the data directory on hds san storage, but there is no snapshot license on it. Could I use mksnap_ffs under freebsd to make snapshot for backup ? ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend

Re: [GENERAL] High-Availability Question

2006-07-04 Thread ProAce
> First idea: > I install the pgpool on each web server (the web server farm include > 16 web servers), and configure the pgpool as replication mode. The web > application (written by php) access to the db server through the local > pgpool daemon. > The idea sounds a little unusual, dose it seems

[GENERAL] High-Availability Question

2006-07-03 Thread ProAce
the db server through the pgpool daemon. Third idea: I install the Slony-I, linux-ha and postgresql on the same server of the two 2U servers. The web application access to the db server directly and without pgpool. sincerely, proace ---(end of broadcast