salman <salmanb at quietcaresystems.com> writes:
> I looked through the docs already but I have a couple of questions
> about the process and wanted clarification.
>
> I would like to use the slony recommended method to upgrade our 8.2.x
> pg install to 8.3.1. If I understand the documentation correctly, I
> need to install 8.3.1 on the server, make a slave node to the master
> and let slony sync the data between the two. Then, once the data is
> fairly in-sync, stop write applications, and issue a move set command
> to start using the new, updated master.
>
> The questions I have are as follows:
>
> 1) Since node IDs x,y are already in use by the primary master (x) and
> slave (y), the new 8.3.1 node will receive an ID of 'z' (1,2,3 in
> numbers). Is it possible to rename the new node (z) to x?  I was
> unable to find any docs about this.

There isn't a "rename name" function, sorry.

At one point, I looked into giving nodes a "name" as well, and found
it was going to be a lot more trouble than it was worth.

> 2) Am I correct to assume that any subscriber nodes will also
> receive the move set notification and start receiving notifications
> from the new master? Or would this require any reconfig on the slave
> node? I was unable to find any docs related to this, also.

Yes, the subscribers will become aware of the new master.  It is quite
likely that the change will not require any reconfiguration of slave
nodes.
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