These are adjustments based on someone using the new standby upgrade
steps.
Report by Andy Colson
Backpatch through 9.5
- Streaming replication and log-shipping standby servers can remain running until
- a later step.
+ Streaming replication and log-shipping standby servers can
+ remain running until a later step.
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Verify standby servers
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+ If you are upgrading Streaming Replication and Log-Shipping standby
+ servers, verify that the old standby servers are caught up by running
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pg_controldata> against the old primary and standby
+ clusters. Verify that the Latest checkpoint location>
+ values match in all clusters. (There will be a mismatch if old
+ standby servers were shut down before the old primary.)
If you have Streaming Replication (
linkend="streaming-replication">) or Log-Shipping (
linkend="warm-standby">) standby servers, follow these steps to
- upgrade them (before starting any servers):
+ upgrade them. You will not be running
pg_upgrade>
+ on the standby servers, but rather
rsync>. Do not
+ start any servers yet.
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Verify standby servers
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- To prevent old standby servers from being modified, run
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pg_controldata> against the primary and standby
- clusters and verify that the Latest checkpoint location>
- values match in all clusters. (This requires the standbys to be
- shut down after the primary.)
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Save configuration files