VMWare file system / database corruption - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Duffey
Subject VMWare file system / database corruption
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Msg-id 48072111-3E4A-4C5F-8258-2F8D52AC863D@techbydesign.com
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Responses Re: VMWare file system / database corruption  (Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@gmail.com>)
Re: VMWare file system / database corruption  (Greg Smith <gsmith@gregsmith.com>)
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Hi All,

We're having numerous problems with a PostgreSQL 8.3.7 database
running on a virtual Linux server w/VMWare ESX.  This is not by choice
and I have been asking the operator of this equipment for details
about the disk setup and here's what I got:

"We have a SAN that is presenting an NFS share.  VMWare sees that
share and reads the VMDK file that make up the virtual file system."

Does anyone with a better understanding of PostgreSQL and VMWare know
if this is an unreliable setup for PostgreSQL?  I see things like
"NFS" and "VMWare" and start to get worried.

Tom

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