On Παρ 15 Ιουν 2012 18:03:26 Scott Marlowe wrote: > Not talking about going to something after 8.3.19, just updating to > the latest 8.3 version. On most systems it's a simple: > > sudo apt-get upgrade > > or similar and sit back and watch.
Thanx, unfortunately we dont have TCP/IP connectivity to (most of) the ships, and AFAIK apt-get does not yet work over advanced UUCP/minicom/kermit or other equivalent hich-tech dial up connection. just joking :) > > On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 2:24 AM, Achilleas Mantzios > > <ach...@matrix.gatewaynet.com> wrote: > > On Παρ 15 Ιουν 2012 10:28:20 Scott Marlowe wrote: > >> You do realize you're missing four years of bug fixes right? > > > > On Πεμ 14 Ιουν 2012 11:39:35 Achilleas Mantzios wrote: > >> Unfortunately the remote installations are neither physically accessible > >> nor by TCP/IP accesible (comms are done via UUCP and administration via > >> minicom, and the costs are just huge 5 USD/min for 33Kbits/sec). So, i > >> would exhaust all posibilities before deciding to ship a new postgresql > >> version there, and remotely upgrade, physically travel to the ship or > >> even trying to do a backup/initdb/restore in the existing version. Any > >> help would be really really appreciated. > >> > >> Also, as you might have understood, upgrading, although generally a good > >> idea, does not apply so easily in our case. > > > > And i forgot to mention, minicom term emulation quality sucks, even > > giving simple shell commands is a PITA, upgrading the whole fleet would > > mean bast case scenario minimum 21K USD for the whole fleet + suspension > > of all other activities for two months. If physical travel was involved, > > the cost would be increased at even higher levels. > > > > > > - > > Achilleas Mantzios > > IT DEPT - Achilleas Mantzios IT DEPT -- Sent via pgsql-sql mailing list (pgsql-sql@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-sql
