Re: does postgresql works on distributed systems?

From: "Roberts, Jon" <Jon(dot)Roberts(at)asurion(dot)com>
To: "Guy Rouillier" <guyr-ml1(at)burntmail(dot)com>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: does postgresql works on distributed systems?
Date: 2008-06-04 12:41:34
Message-ID: 1A6E6D554222284AB25ABE3229A92762E9A46D@nrtexcus702.int.asurion.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org [mailto:pgsql-general-
> owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Guy Rouillier
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 1:33 AM
> To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] does postgresql works on distributed systems?
>
> Roberts, Jon wrote:
> >> He's talking about having the raw database files on a file server
(eg
> >> SMB share). DB's like firebird and sqlite can handle this way of
> >> accessing the data using the embedded engines.
> >
> > Active-active, multiple server databases are either a shared nothing
or
> > a shared disk system. Oracle, for instance is a shared disk system
> > where multiple database instances can connect to the same underlying
> > disk.
>
> I'm not sure the point you are making. We have all our Oracle
databases
> stored on a NetApp, so I think this is the kind of configuration you
are
> discussing.

No, I'm speaking of Oracle RAC where multiple database instances share
the same raw disk.

Jon

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