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I would like to convert from PG 32 bit to 64 bit. I am testing with pg_upgrade (in several scenarios) but I think it cannot do that.

With pg_upgrade, I can upgrade PG version 8.5 to v.9 (both of them run in 32 bit or 64 bit).

Until now, I haven't found how to change from a 32 bit install to 64 bit. How can this be done?

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There is no PG version 8.5... +D – MatheusOl Jun 22 at 16:35

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You can't use pg_upgrade for this, as it can only upgrade clusters from versions that are built with the same options on the same architecture. You must either:

  • dump and reload, with the associated down-time; or

  • Run both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions concurrently and set up a 3rd party replication tool like Bucardo, Londiste or Slony-I to stream rows across. Once they're in sync, stop the 32-bit DB and remove the replication.

Also, there's no PostgreSQL 8.5. Did you mean 8.4? "v9" isn't very specific either - PostgreSQL 9.0, 9.1, and 9.2 are all quite distinct releases. See the version policy, which outlines PostgreSQL's quirky versioning.

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Many thanks. I done ^_^ – Luan Huynh Jun 21 at 7:09
@LuanHuynh I'm not sure I understand. If that helped, please accept the answer with the green tick. If not, please explain further. – Craig Ringer Jun 21 at 7:26
Another "replication" option would be to pipe the output of pg_dump from the 32bit version to the 64bit version (although that does require to stop all write transactions on the source). – a_horse_with_no_name Jun 21 at 7:49
@CraigRinger: you know, I have two computers: one is running centos 32bit & installed PG 9.0, another isred hat 64bit & installed PG 9.1 . I used pg_dump to dump data from 32bit and copy-paste to 64bits (of course, two database is the same structure). But, with replication, I haven't tested yet, because I dont know three tools you listed, I am researching. – Luan Huynh Jun 21 at 9:26

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