From: | Devrim GÜNDÜZ <devrim(at)gunduz(dot)org> |
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To: | Gary Webster <webster(at)lexmark(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: clustering with shared storage |
Date: | 2012-03-20 19:58:17 |
Message-ID: | 1332273497.2427.17.camel@lenovo01-laptop03.gunduz.org |
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Hi,
On Tue, 2012-03-20 at 15:26 -0400, Gary Webster wrote:
> The best I've found is here:
> http://wiki.postgresql.org/images/5/58/06.5_-_Devrim_Gunduz_-_PostgreSQLClusteringWithRedHatClusterSuite--LT.pdf
> but, it doesn't go into setup details.
http://www.gunduz.org/download.php?dlid=190
has a newer version (still not that detailed, but much better)
> I have a few questions/issues, but figure I will attack it piecemeal, in
> chronological order.
>
> RHCS is handling the fencing.
> I have installed postgres on the local drive of the primary, with pgdata on
> the shared drive.
> I am generally using the EnterpriseDB install package for v9.1.3 .
>
> So, first, just how to install postgres on the secondary?
Just install the binaries -- don't initdb, and then use the shared disk
as the $PGDATA. RHCS will mount the shared filesystem to only one
server, and that one will use the $PGDATa.
> 1) If I leave it as secondary (non-active), it can't see the shared drive.
> Is this correct/OK ?
It *can* see, but it does not see (or it should not see) and it *cannot*
use.
> If so, it will create its own pgdata locally, which is later ignored?
>
> or
>
> 2) Do I make it primary, then point its pgdata to the already existing
> data during install ?!?
See above.
Regards,
--
Devrim GÜNDÜZ
Principal Systems Engineer @ EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
PostgreSQL Danışmanı/Consultant, Red Hat Certified Engineer
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