Major version upgrade of Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
APPLIES TO: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
This article provides a step-by-step procedure to perform a major version upgrade in an Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server instance using Azure portal
Note
The major version upgrade action is irreversible. Please perform a Point-In-Time Recovery (PITR) of your production server and test the upgrade in the non-production environment.
Follow these steps to upgrade your Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server instance to the major version of your choice:
In the Azure portal, choose the Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server instance that you want to upgrade.
Select Overview from the left pane, and then select Upgrade.
You see an option to select the major version of your choice, you have an option to skip versions to directly upgrade to higher versions. Choose the version and click Upgrade
- During upgrade, users have to wait for the process to complete. You can resume accessing the server once the server is back online.
- Once the upgrade is successful,you can expand the Deployment details tab and click Operation details to see more information about upgrade process like duration, provisioning state etc.
- You can click on the Go to resource tab to validate your upgrade. You notice that server name remained unchanged and PostgreSQL version upgraded to desired higher version with the latest minor version
Next steps
- Learn about business continuity.
- Learn about zone-redundant high availability.
- Learn about backup and recovery.