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The most effective way to test pg_upgrade, aside from testing on user |
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This testing process first requires the creation of a valid regression |
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database dump. Such files contain most database features and are |
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specific to each major version of Postgres. |
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Here are the steps needed to create a regression database dump file: |
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1) Create and populate the regression database in the old cluster |
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This database can be created by running 'gmake installcheck' from |
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src/test/regression. |
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2) Use pg_dump to dump out the regression database |
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Use the new cluster's pg_dump on the old database to minimize |
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whitespace differences in the diff. |
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3) Adjust the regression database dump file |
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a) Change CREATE FUNCTION shared object paths to use '$libdir' |
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The old and new cluster will have different shared object paths. |
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b) Remove 'regex_flavor' (not supported in Postgres 9.0) |
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c) Change CREATE OR REPLACE LANGUAGE to CREATE LANGUAGE |
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The former syntax is only supported in Postgres 9.0. |
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d) Perform the load/dump twice |
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This fixes problems with the ordering of COPY columns for |
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inherited tables. |
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e) Fix any wrapping format differences |
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Commands like CREATE TRIGGER and ALTER TABLE sometimes have |
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differences. |
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f) Adjust extra_float_digits |
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Postgres 9.0 pg_dump uses extra_float_digits=-2 for pre-9.0 |
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databases, and extra_float_digits=-3 for >= 9.0 databases. |
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It is necessary to modify 9.0 pg_dump to always use -3, and |
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modify the pre-9.0 old server to accept extra_float_digits=-3. |
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Once the dump is created, it can be repeatedly loaded into the old |
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database, upgraded, and dumped out of the new database, and then |
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compared to the original version. To test the dump file, perform these |
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steps: |
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1) Create the old and new clusters in different directories. |
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2) Copy the regression shared object files into the appropriate /lib |
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directory for old and new clusters. |
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3) Create the regression database in the old server. |
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4) Load the dump file created above into the regression database; |
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check for errors while loading. |
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5) Upgrade the old database to the new major version, as outlined in |
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the pg_upgrade manual section. |
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6) Use pg_dump to dump out the regression database in the new cluster. |
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7) Diff the regression database dump file with the regression dump |
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file loaded into the old server. |
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