Release date: 2019-08-12
This release is based on PostgreSQL 9.6.15 and Postgres Pro Standard 9.6.14.1. All improvements inherited from PostgreSQL 9.6.15 are listed in PostgreSQL 9.6.15 Release Notes.
Major enhancements over Postgres Pro Standard 9.6.14.1 include:
Added support for Debian 10.
Improved planning accuracy for queries with OR clauses. Now sorting is performed correctly for such queries.
Fixed implementation of greater than (>) and not equal to (<>) operators for the jsquery type.
Depending on your current installation, the upgrade procedure will differ.
To upgrade from a Postgres Pro Standard version based on any previous PostgreSQL major release, make sure you have installed its latest minor version, and then perform a dump/restore using pg_dumpall or use the pg_upgrade utility.
To upgrade from a Postgres Pro Standard version based on the same PostgreSQL major release, a dump/restore is not required.
Since pg_probackup delivery model changed in
Postgres Pro Standard 9.6.12.1, when upgrading from
a lower version on ALT Linux and Debian-based systems, run
apt dist-upgrade (or apt-get dist-upgrade)
to ensure that all new dependencies are handled correctly. On Windows,
you have to run a separate pg_probackup
installer to complete the upgrade.
When upgrading from versions 9.6.8.2 or lower, you must call the REINDEX
command for indexes that used mchar or mvarchar types.
If you are upgrading from Postgres Pro Standard 9.6.7.1 or
lower, you must also use the pgpro_upgrade script provided
in this distribution. This script updates metadata information to handle
catalog number format change introduced after
Postgres Pro Standard 9.6.4.1, as well as
rename the pgpro_build function to pgpro_source_id.
The pgpro_upgrade script is usually run automatically.
However, if you have created your database in a non-default location,
you must run the pgpro_upgrade script manually.
If you run pgpro_upgrade manually,
you must stop postgres service.
The script must be run on behalf of the user owning the database
(typically postgres). Running pgpro_upgrade
as root will result in an error. For details, see pgpro_upgrade.
On RPM-based Linux distributions, if you are upgrading from
version 9.6.2.1 or lower, make sure to move the data directory from
pgsql to the pgpro
directory before running the pgpro_upgrade script.
To migrate from vanilla PostgreSQL 9.6.x, make sure you have installed its latest available minor version and then perform a dump/restore using pg_dumpall.