Re: log shipping from 64 bit linux server to a 32 bit linux server

From: Tatsuo Ishii <ishii(at)sraoss(dot)co(dot)jp>
To: scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com
Cc: ishii(at)postgresql(dot)org, timuckun(at)gmail(dot)com, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: log shipping from 64 bit linux server to a 32 bit linux server
Date: 2009-03-26 02:45:10
Message-ID: 20090326.114510.48694762.t-ishii@sraoss.co.jp
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> >> >> > According to the documentation it's not possible to log ship from a 64
> >> >> > bit
> >> >> > server  to a 32 bit server.
> >> >>
> >> >> I think the doc is quite correct.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > So what is the best way to accomplish a failover from a 64 bit machine to a
> >> > 32 bit machine?
> >>
> >> slony?
> >
> > IMO Slony doesn't do failover.
>
> Not all by itself. But then neither does PITR by itself. But I'm sure
> you know that. :)

I know what you think:-)

Problem is, he asks high availabilty, that means, no SPOF, minimum
down time. For the purpose, I suppose pgpool-HA(actually
heartbeat)+pgpool-II+Slony-I might work, but I'm not sure heartbeat
does work with 32/64bit combo.
--
Tatsuo Ishii
SRA OSS, Inc. Japan

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