Re: postgreSQL on NAS/SAN?

On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 06:57:15AM -0600, scott.marlowe wrote:
> Currently, any clustering / failover / replication is an add on.  If you
> were to want to have two Postgresql servers with replication and failover
> between them, they would each need their own data store.  That store could
> be on the same storage system, they would just have to be in different
> directories.

Why? This is only needed if both are active that is for load balancing.
The usual failover case of a hot-stand-by does not require this. You can
make the backup machine start its postmaster as soon as the other one
crashes.

Michael
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