Re: postgreSQL on NAS/SAN? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Michael Meskes
Subject Re: postgreSQL on NAS/SAN?
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Msg-id 20030618203358.GE25210@feivel.fam-meskes.de
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In response to Re: postgreSQL on NAS/SAN?  (Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>)
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On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 02:38:30PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > Which indeed is load balancing again. I thought we were talking about a
> > simple failover solution. Yes, I know VMS can do that as well. :-)
>
> How quickly do the (h/w and manpower) costs of "simple failover"
> escalate?

Two machines, a few days of setup and that's it. Okay, you get more once
a machine fails, but this holds for all hardware, even if it fails less
than PCs. :-)

Michael
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