Re: Some questions about mammoth replication - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alexey Klyukin
Subject Re: Some questions about mammoth replication
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Msg-id 20071011161018.GB14942@commandprompt.com
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In response to Re: Some questions about mammoth replication  ("Marko Kreen" <markokr@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Some questions about mammoth replication
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Marko Kreen wrote:
> On 10/11/07, Alexey Klyukin <alexk@commandprompt.com> wrote:
> > Hannu Krosing wrote:
> > > For what use cases do you think your WAL-based approach is better than
> > > Slony/Skytools trigger-based one ?
> >
> > A pure trigger based approach can only replicate data for the commands
> > which fire triggers. AFAIK Slony is unable to replicate TRUNCATE
> > command (I don't know if Skytools can). Replicator doesn't have this
> > limitation.
> 
> No, Skytools is same as Slony.
> 
> Can you also replicate changes to system tables?

No, we need a table to have primary key to be able to replicate it. From
the other hand replicating a system relation can be dangerous, i.e. what if
you replicate the contents of pg_class without corresponing relations on the slave, that's why explicitly forbid
enablingreplication for relations from pg_catalog namespace.
 

Regards,
-- 
Alexey Klyukin                         http://www.commandprompt.com/
The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.



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