Re: Pg_upgrade performance

On 21/09/10 16:14, Mark Kirkwood wrote:
> I've been having a look at this guy, trying to get a handle on how 
> much down time it will save.
>
> As a quick check, I tried upgrading a cluster with a 1 non default db 
> containing a scale 100 pgbench schema:
>
> - pg_upgrade :         57 s
> - pgdump/pg_restore : 154 s
>
> So, a reasonable saving all up - but I guess still a sizable chunk of 
> downtime in the case of a big database to copy the user relation files.
>
> I notice there is a "link" option that would be quicker I guess - 
> would it make sense to have a "move" option too? (perhaps with 
> pg_upgrade writing an "un-move" script to move them back just in case).

Replying to this - looking more carefully at what the --link option 
does, it is clear that this is in fact covered. Sorry for the (my) 
confusion. For completeness, with this option the upgrade is 
substantially faster:

- pg_upgrade (link):   12 s

regards

Mark