| From: | Michael Meskes <meskes(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
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| To: | Ron Johnson <ron(dot)l(dot)johnson(at)cox(dot)net> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: postgreSQL on NAS/SAN? |
| Date: | 2003-06-18 20:33:58 |
| Message-ID: | 20030618203358.GE25210@feivel.fam-meskes.de |
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On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 02:38:30PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > Which indeed is load balancing again. I thought we were talking about a
> > simple failover solution. Yes, I know VMS can do that as well. :-)
>
> How quickly do the (h/w and manpower) costs of "simple failover"
> escalate?
Two machines, a few days of setup and that's it. Okay, you get more once
a machine fails, but this holds for all hardware, even if it fails less
than PCs. :-)
Michael
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