Not talking about going to something after 8.3.19, just updating to the latest 8.3 version. On most systems it's a simple:
sudo apt-get upgrade or similar and sit back and watch. On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 2:24 AM, Achilleas Mantzios <ach...@matrix.gatewaynet.com> wrote: > On Παρ 15 Ιουν 2012 10:28:20 Scott Marlowe wrote: >> You do realize you're missing four years of bug fixes right? > > On Πεμ 14 Ιουν 2012 11:39:35 Achilleas Mantzios wrote: >> Unfortunately the remote installations are neither physically accessible >> nor by TCP/IP accesible (comms are done via UUCP and administration via >> minicom, and the costs are just huge 5 USD/min for 33Kbits/sec). So, i >> would exhaust all posibilities before deciding to ship a new postgresql >> version there, and remotely upgrade, physically travel to the ship or even >> trying to do a backup/initdb/restore in the existing version. Any help >> would be really really appreciated. >> >> Also, as you might have understood, upgrading, although generally a good >> idea, does not apply so easily in our case. > > And i forgot to mention, minicom term emulation quality sucks, even giving > simple > shell commands is a PITA, upgrading the whole fleet would mean bast case > scenario > minimum 21K USD for the whole fleet + suspension of all other activities for > two months. > If physical travel was involved, the cost would be increased at even higher > levels. > > > - > Achilleas Mantzios > IT DEPT -- To understand recursion, one must first understand recursion. -- Sent via pgsql-sql mailing list (pgsql-sql@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-sql