Received: from genisys.gtv.ca (h-207-228-97-106.gen.cadvision.com [207.228.97.106]) by hub.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA48847; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:28:43 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from aaron@gtv.ca) Received: from stilborne (h-207-228-97-110.gen.cadvision.com [207.228.97.110]) by genisys.gtv.ca (8.9.3/8.8.7) with SMTP id JAA25927; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:28:42 -0700 From: "Aaron J. Seigo" To: Manuel Cabido , pgsql-general@hub.org Subject: Re: replication Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:24:00 -0700 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.28] Content-Type: text/plain Cc: pgsql-general-digest@hub.org References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <99111609264002.18220@stilborne> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit hi... > I would like to inquire if with PostgreSQL 6.5.3.x I can put the same > database on two or more different Linux server such that each update will > be replicated on all database backends... > this is on the to-do list under "Exotic Features". it seems to be one of the more asked about features that doesn't exist at the moment on the General list. unfortunately, it isn't a trivial project so it won't happen over night... right now, you can jury rig your own system up using network file systems, periodic updates of local filesystems, etc... this is limited in usefulness... true replication does not exist (ala Oracle or MSJet)... yet. -- Aaron J. Seigo Sys Admin