From c45fa5598b3bed81d564da592ce9ea67af18b313 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:43:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] In FAQ, reference upgrade info via URL. --- doc/FAQ | 34 ++-------------------------------- doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html | 36 ++++-------------------------------- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index 19870bf4a3..763ee5c539 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Fri Feb 23 14:06:15 EST 2007 + Last updated: Tue Mar 20 13:43:40 EDT 2007 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us) @@ -430,37 +430,7 @@ 3.6) What is the upgrade process for PostgreSQL? - PostgreSQL major releases include new features and occur roughly once - every year. A major release is numbered by increasing either the first - or second part of the version number, e.g. 8.1 to 8.2. - - Major releases usually change the internal format of system tables and - data files. These changes are often complex, so we don't maintain - backward compatibility for data files. A dump/reload of the database - is required for major upgrades. - - Minor releases are numbered by increasing the third part of the - version number, e.g. 8.1.5 to 8.1.6. The PostgreSQL team only adds bug - fixes to minor releases. All users should upgrade to the most recent - minor release as soon as possible. While upgrades always have some - risk, PostgreSQL minor releases fix only frequently-encountered, - security, and data corruption bugs to reduce the risk of upgrading. - The community considers not upgrading riskier than upgrading. - ` - - Upgrading to a minor release does not does not require a dump and - restore; merely stop the database server, install the updated - binaries, and restart the server. - - 3.7) What computer hardware should I use? - - Because PC hardware is mostly compatible, people tend to believe that - all PC hardware is of equal quality. It is not. ECC RAM, SCSI, and - quality motherboards are more reliable and have better performance - than less expensive hardware. PostgreSQL will run on almost any - hardware, but if reliability and performance are important it is wise - to research your hardware options thoroughly. Our email lists can be - used to discuss hardware options and tradeoffs. + See http://www.postgresql.org/support/versioning. _________________________________________________________________ Operational Questions diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 92315bbd9e..a9fc08056c 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ alink="#0000ff">

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL

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Last updated: Fri Feb 23 14:06:15 EST 2007

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Last updated: Tue Mar 20 13:43:40 EDT 2007

Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us) @@ -584,37 +584,9 @@

3.6) What is the upgrade process for PostgreSQL?

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PostgreSQL major releases include new features and occur roughly - once every year. A major release is numbered by increasing either - the first or second part of the version number, e.g. 8.1 to 8.2. - -

Major releases usually change the internal format of system tables - and data files. These changes are often complex, so we don't maintain - backward compatibility for data files. A dump/reload of the database - is required for major upgrades.

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Minor releases are numbered by increasing the third part of the - version number, e.g. 8.1.5 to 8.1.6. The PostgreSQL team only adds - bug fixes to minor releases. All users should upgrade to the most - recent minor release as soon as possible. While upgrades always have - some risk, PostgreSQL minor releases fix only frequently-encountered, - security, and data corruption bugs to reduce the risk of upgrading. - The community considers not upgrading riskier than - upgrading.

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Upgrading to a minor release does not does not require a dump and - restore; merely stop the database server, install the updated binaries, - and restart the server.

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3.7) What computer hardware should I use?

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Because PC hardware is mostly compatible, people tend to believe that - all PC hardware is of equal quality. It is not. ECC RAM, SCSI, and - quality motherboards are more reliable and have better performance than - less expensive hardware. PostgreSQL will run on almost any hardware, - but if reliability and performance are important it is wise to - research your hardware options thoroughly. Our email lists can be used - to discuss hardware options and tradeoffs.

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See http://www.postgresql.org/support/versioning. +

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