Re: Database cluster binary compatibility accross CPU platforms

2020-08-27 Thread Aleš Zelený
Thanks for the explanation! We are still not using ICU, so the reindex (endians - based on what I've found about Graviton ARM64 cpu are same, but no information about datatype alignment) will be a pain, so if we really opt for the platform we can give it a try, but generally I'll expect restoring

Re: Database cluster binary compatibility accross CPU platforms

2020-08-26 Thread Tom Lane
=?UTF-8?B?QWxlxaEgWmVsZW7DvQ==?= writes: > is it supported to restore binary backup (pg_basebackup) taken on an amd64 > platform on arm64 while using the same PostgreSQL version? I wouldn't say it's "supported", but you might get away with it, if the endianness and datatype alignment rules are

Database cluster binary compatibility accross CPU platforms

2020-08-26 Thread Aleš Zelený
Hello, is it supported to restore binary backup (pg_basebackup) taken on an amd64 platform on arm64 while using the same PostgreSQL version? I'd like to know, whether there is binary file compatibility to save time needed for dump & restore migration scenario or all the complexity of using