Re: [Linux-cluster] Postgresql under RHCS4

[Denis Medvedev <mdl veles ru>]

Devrim GUNDUZ wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Mon, 22 May 2006, carlopmart wrote:
>
> > No Devrim, I mean which can be the best form to setup replication 
> > between master and slave ... and when master goes down, if I put data 
> > on slave how can I update master node.
>
>
> You don't need a replication system there. Use an SAN :)
>
> Here is the schema:
>
> +-------+ +-------+
> |Master | |Slave |
> | | | |
> |Node | |Node |
> +-------+ +-------+
> | |
> --------------------------
> |
> |
> +--------------
> | |
> | SAN or NAS |
> | |
> +-------------+
>
>
> You will install just operating system,PostgreSQL binaries and Cluster 
> tools to both Master and Slave nodes. All $PGDATA will reside in the 
> storage.
>
> If master node goes down, Slave node will mount $PGDATA and continue 
> working. When master node is up, slave will umount $PGDATA, stop its 
> postmaster and will trigger master node and start its postmaster so 
> that data will not be corrupted.

And now we have a SPOF - SAN or NAS... how to get beyond that?

> Regards,
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