Re: PITR Based replication ...

On Wed, 5 Apr 2006, Robin Iddon wrote:

> Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>>
>> I know ppl are using it to do replication, but has anyone documented what
>> is involved in doing so?
>>
>> thanks ...
> We use linux HA and linux DRBD (~RAID1 mirror between disks across a LAN) to
> provide a similar replication mechanism that runs "underneath" the database
> rather than PITR between the database servers.
>
> I see a lot of interest on this list for the WAL copying solution, and I am
> wondering if that is because people have discounted a DRBD solution or that
> it has been overlooked?

IN my case, we don't run Linux, so any Linux solution is discounted :)

But, thx ...

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