From 85fa8293ad5621eaa747fbb62681b40d1b15dfa7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 10:18:02 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] pg_upgrade doc: link mode additions Mention that link mode uses less disk space, and uses junction points on Windows. Backpatch to 9.3. --- doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml index f6cd9f0d88..27d41ff57c 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml @@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ - use hard links instead of copying files to the new cluster + use hard links instead of copying files to the new + cluster (use junction points on Windows) @@ -333,7 +334,8 @@ NET STOP pgsql-8.3 (PostgreSQL 8.3 and older used a different s If you use link mode, the upgrade will be much faster (no file - copying), but you will not be able to access your old cluster + copying) and use less disk space, but you will not be able to access + your old cluster once you start the new cluster after the upgrade. Link mode also requires that the old and new cluster data directories be in the same file system. (Tablespaces and pg_xlog can be on -- 2.40.0