Received: from localhost (maia-2.hub.org [200.46.204.187]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADBAC9FB82B for ; Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:36:12 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.187]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 22663-04 for ; Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:36:02 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 Received: from lists.commandprompt.com (host-254.commandprompt.net [207.173.203.254]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E06C9FB6F9 for ; Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:36:08 -0300 (ADT) Received: from [192.168.1.50] (or-67-76-146-141.sta.embarqhsd.net [67.76.146.141]) (authenticated bits=0) by lists.commandprompt.com (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l5F2a5Ig016379; Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:36:06 -0700 Message-ID: <4671FB53.4000605@commandprompt.com> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:37:07 -0700 From: "Joshua D. Drake" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (X11/20070604) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Craig James CC: Andreas Kostyrka , pgsql-performance@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Replication References: <4671CBBA.6010104@emolecules.com> <4671DF69.9090504@emolecules.com> <4671E517.5010102@kostyrka.org> <4671EF14.7000002@emolecules.com> In-Reply-To: <4671EF14.7000002@emolecules.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88.5, clamav-milter version 0.88.5 on projects.commandprompt.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender succeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6 (lists.commandprompt.com [192.168.2.159]); Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:36:06 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200706/272 X-Sequence-Number: 25305 Craig James wrote: > Andreas Kostyrka wrote: >> Slony provides near instantaneous failovers (in the single digit seconds >> range). You can script an automatic failover if the master server >> becomes unreachable. > > But Slony slaves are read-only, correct? So the system isn't fully > functional once the master goes down. That is what promotion is for. Joshua D. Drake > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings > -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/