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| author | Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com> | 2004-09-30 10:30:10 +0000 |
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| committer | Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com> | 2004-09-30 10:30:10 +0000 |
| commit | 1817706fbabde7ab0369564f054527e29e9be2b8 (patch) | |
| tree | 44e7aba5c82246ba40008e29c07285457c2a18ba | |
| parent | 3300707d016b1b51bc022cbe3c5056f0abd19987 (diff) | |
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Add a note suggesting that users should use the newer version of pg_dump
to perform upgrades, and cleanup some nearby text. Patch from Robert
Treat, editorializing by Neil Conway.
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml | 20 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml index af06249203a..f2c06c8b2af 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.47 2004/08/29 21:08:47 tgl Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.48 2004/09/30 10:30:10 neilc Exp $ --> <chapter id="backup"> <title>Backup and Restore</title> @@ -950,13 +950,17 @@ restore_command = 'cp /mnt/server/archivedir/%f %p' storage formats. For example, releases 7.0.1, 7.1.2, and 7.2 are not compatible, whereas 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 are. When you update between compatible versions, you can simply replace the executables - and reuse the data area on disk. Otherwise you need to - <quote>back up</> your data and <quote>restore</> it on the new - server, using <application>pg_dump</>. (There are checks in place - that prevent you from doing the wrong thing, so no harm can be done - by confusing these things.) The precise installation procedure is - not the subject of this section; those details are in <xref - linkend="installation">. + and reuse the data area on disk. Otherwise you need to <quote>back + up</> your data and <quote>restore</> it on the new server, using + <application>pg_dump</>. There are checks in place that prevent you + from using a data area with an incompatible version of + <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>, so no harm can be done by + confusing these things. It is recommended that you use the + <application>pg_dump</> program from the newer version of + <productname>PostgreSQL</> to take advantage of any enhancements in + <application>pg_dump</> that may have been made. The precise + installation procedure is not the subject of this section; those + details are in <xref linkend="installation">. </para> <para> |