Q32 PostgreSQL Domain 2 · 25–30% of exam

Which Flexible Server major version upgrade approach is supported by Azure?

  1. A In-place upgrade using pg_upgrade automatically
  2. B In-place major version upgrade via Azure portal/CLI (no data movement) (correct answer)
  3. C Export/import only
  4. D Only via read replica promotion

Shortcut: , v14 → v16) with minimal downtime. The process uses pg_upgrade internally.

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server supports in-place major version upgrades (e.g., v14 → v16) with minimal downtime. The process uses pg_upgrade internally.