Re: Clustering with PostgreSQL?

There is no inherent clustering or replication built into postgres yet. Version
7.2 promises replication on various levels.

For fault tolerance, I am sucessfully using drbd and heartbeat to failover
machines.

see http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/reisner/drbd/

Marc Wrubleski

Bob McCormick wrote:

> All,
>
> I'm wondering if PostgreSQL is capable of being setup in a clustering
> configuration like one can setup for MSSQL server? We are seriously
> considering a move to PostgreSQL, but this is probably the only item I
> haven't seen available. We are setting up an ASP-based website and need to
> have a seriously fault tolerant backend in place.
>
> Any thoughts or comments regarding the 'appropriate' or 'recommended' type
> of configuration for such a system would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks...Bobbo ;-)
>
> Bob McCormick
> Intuitive Software Technology
>
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