> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-general-
> owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Guy Rouillier
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 1:33 AM
> To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] does postgresql works on distributed systems?
>
> Roberts, Jon wrote:
> >> He's talking about having the raw database files on a file server
(eg
> >> SMB share). DB's like firebird and sqlite can handle this way of
> >> accessing the data using the embedded engines.
> >
> > Active-active, multiple server databases are either a shared nothing
or
> > a shared disk system. Oracle, for instance is a shared disk system
> > where multiple database instances can connect to the same underlying
> > disk.
>
> I'm not sure the point you are making. We have all our Oracle
databases
> stored on a NetApp, so I think this is the kind of configuration you
are
> discussing.
No, I'm speaking of Oracle RAC where multiple database instances share
the same raw disk.
Jon
