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Add mention of Slony for in-place upgrades.
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.103 2007/09/29 01:36:10 tgl Exp $ -->
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.104 2007/10/16 02:48:57 momjian Exp $ -->
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<chapter id="backup">
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<title>Backup and Restore</title>
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<para>
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It is also possible to use <productname>Slony</> to create a slave
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server with the updated version of <productname>PostgreSQL</>. The
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slave can be on the same computer or a different computer. Once it
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has synced up with the master server (running the older version of
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<productname>PostgreSQL</>), you can switch masters and make the slave
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the master and shut down the older database instance. Such a
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switch-over results in only several minutes of downtime for an upgrade.
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</para>
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In practice you probably want to test your client
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applications on the new setup before switching over completely.

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