Re: Justifying a PG over MySQL approach to a project

From: Scott Marlowe <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: David Boreham <david_list(at)boreham(dot)org>
Cc: "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Justifying a PG over MySQL approach to a project
Date: 2009-12-18 03:28:44
Message-ID: dcc563d10912171928h12c92160pcd4c7b75e3b9e2f6@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 7:51 PM, David Boreham <david_list(at)boreham(dot)org> wrote:
> Scott Marlowe wrote:
>>
>> I would recommend using a traffic shaping router (like the one built
>> into the linux kernel and controlled by tc / iptables) to simulate a
>> long distance connection and testing this yourself to see which
>> replication engine will work best for you.
>>
>
> Netem  :
> http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/netem
> We used this to make a test rig for Directory Server replication, to verify
> a
> re-design that added pipelining to the replication protocol.
> It's already in the modern Linuxes--just needs to be configured.

Wow, everytime I turn around someone's built something cool from a set
of small sharp tools. Thanks!

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