diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
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@@ -1946,9 +1946,9 @@ pg_dumpall -p 5432 | psql -d postgres -p 5433
Upgrading Data via Replication
- It is also possible to use certain replication methods, such as
- Slony, to create a standby server with the updated version of
- PostgreSQL. This is possible because Slony supports
+ It is also possible to use logical replication methods to create a standby
+ server with the updated version of PostgreSQL.
+ This is possible because logical replication supports
replication between different major versions of
PostgreSQL. The standby can be on the same computer or
a different computer. Once it has synced up with the master server
@@ -1958,6 +1958,13 @@ pg_dumpall -p 5432 | psql -d postgres -p 5433
of downtime for an upgrade.
+
+ This method of upgrading can be performed using the built-in logical
+ replication facilities as well as using external logical replication
+ systems such as pglogical,
+ Slony, Londiste, and
+ Bucardo.
+