Commit 1088e720 authored by Peter Eisentraut's avatar Peter Eisentraut

Add note about saving large objects during upgrade.

parent cfeccdf8
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<chapter id="backup">
<title>Backup and Restore</title>
......@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pg_dump <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> &gt; <replaceable cl
</para>
</important>
<sect2>
<sect2 id="backup-dump-restore">
<title>Restoring the dump</title>
<para>
......@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pg_dump -h <replaceable>host1</> <replaceable>dbname</> | psql -h <replaceable>h
</sect2>
<sect2>
<sect2 id="backup-dump-all">
<title>Using <command>pg_dumpall</></title>
<para>
......@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ pg_dumpall &gt; <replaceable>outfile</>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<sect2 id="backup-dump-large">
<title>Large Databases</title>
<note>
......@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ pg_dump -Fc <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> > <replaceable c
</sect2>
<sect2>
<sect2 id="backup-dump-caveats">
<title>Caveats</title>
<para>
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<chapter id="installation">
<title><![%flattext-install-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]> Installation Instructions</title>
......@@ -180,14 +180,18 @@ su - postgres
<userinput>pg_dumpall &gt; <replaceable>outputfile</></userinput>
</screen>
If you need to preserve the OIDs (such as when using them as
foreign keys), then use the -o option when running
<application>pg_dumpall</>.
foreign keys), then use the <option>-o</option> option when running
<command>pg_dumpall</>. <command>pg_dumpall</command> does not
save large objects. Check
<![%flattext-install-include[the <citetitle>Administrator's Guide</>]]>
<![%flattext-install-ignore[<xref linkend="backup-dump-caveats">]]>
if you need to do this.
</para>
<para>
Make sure that you use the <application>pg_dumpall</> command
Make sure that you use the <command>pg_dumpall</> command
from the version you are currently running. &version;'s
<application>pg_dumpall</> should not be used on older databases.
<command>pg_dumpall</> should not be used on older databases.
</para>
</step>
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