Major version upgrade with pg_upgrade v16
Note
Review the upgrade considerations prior to performing an upgrade with the pg_upgrade utility.
While minor upgrades between versions are fairly simple and require only installing new executables, past major version upgrades were both expensive and time consuming. pg_upgrade eases migration between any version of EDB Postgres Advanced Server (version 9.0 or later) and any later release of EDB Postgres Advanced Server that's supported on the same platform.
Using pg_upgrade can reduce both the amount of time and the disk space required for many major-version upgrades.
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Upgrade considerations
Outlines the requirements and limitations to review prior to upgrading
About pg_upgrade
Describes how the upgrade utility works
Performing an upgrade
Describes how to upgrade an earlier version of EDB Postgres Advanced Server to the current version.
Invoking pg_upgrade
Describes how to invoke the pg_upgrade utility
Upgrading to EDB Postgres Advanced Server
Describes how to upgrade into a cluster
Upgrading a pgAgent installation
Describes how to use the script provided with the EDB Postgres Advanced Server installer to update pgAgent
Troubleshooting pg_upgrade
Provides tips for problems you might encounter during upgrade
Reverting to the old cluster
Describes the various method you can use to revert to a previous cluster