In response to Ireneusz Pluta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello, > > I am going to build a new PostgreSQL dedicated server, on FreeBSD. Before it > goes to production > service I need to make some tests and take configuration decisions, focused > on my application needs. > Usual thing. One of them is selection of one of 32 or 64 bit versions of both > OS and PG. What I am > going to do is to install both versions on different filesystems of the same > machine. As a > consequence I would also have to deal with two independent copies of my real > databases on which I > want to perfrom my tests. However, the databases are rather large, so I am > thinking about > possibilities of not to have to restore two copies of my data, but use just > one instead, and sharing > it between the 32 and 64 versions, across reboots. > > Would that scenario work, or I am simply too naive considering it?
It won't work, unfortunately. The on-disk representation of the data is different between ia32 and amd64. -- Bill Moran Collaborative Fusion Inc. http://people.collaborativefusion.com/~wmoran/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 412-422-3463x4023 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
