Thanx, well said, and especially after this incident we should very well consider seriously an upgrade.
On Παρ 15 Ιουν 2012 19:59:05 Scott Marlowe wrote: > Well, I'd see about finding a way to upgrade to 8.3.19. 8.3.3 has > know data eating bugs. > > On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Achilleas Mantzios > > <ach...@matrix.gatewaynet.com> wrote: > > On Παρ 15 Ιουν 2012 18:03:26 Scott Marlowe wrote: > >> 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. > > > > Thanx, unfortunately we dont have TCP/IP connectivity to (most of) the > > ships, and AFAIK apt-get does not yet work over advanced > > UUCP/minicom/kermit or other equivalent hich-tech dial up connection. > > just joking :) > > > >> 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 > > > > - > > Achilleas Mantzios > > IT DEPT > > > > -- > > Sent via pgsql-sql mailing list (pgsql-sql@postgresql.org) > > To make changes to your subscription: > > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-sql - Achilleas Mantzios IT DEPT -- Sent via pgsql-sql mailing list (pgsql-sql@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-sql
