RE: Some advanced database features, are they present in PostgreSQL - Mailing list pgsql-general

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Subject RE: Some advanced database features, are they present in PostgreSQL
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Msg-id Pine.BSF.4.21.0010102133460.654-100000@thelab.hub.org
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In response to RE: Some advanced database features, are they present in PostgreSQL  ("Rob Hutton" <rhutton@istmanagement.com>)
Responses RE: Some advanced database features, are they present in PostgreSQL  ("Rob Hutton" <rhutton@istmanagement.com>)
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right now, we are working with our partners internally on this, before we
release it publicly, but more information can be found at:

        http://www.erserver.com/

On Tue, 10 Oct 2000, Rob Hutton wrote:

> I'm looking for info about the synching and I don't see any.  Is there a
> more specific URL and is there a time frame for this.  Also, has
> segmentation been discussed?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-general-owner@hub.org [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@hub.org]On
> Behalf Of Peter Eisentraut
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 1:08 PM
> To: Marc SCHAEFER
> Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Some advanced database features, are they present
> in PostgreSQL
>
>
> Marc SCHAEFER writes:
>
> >    - log all transactions to a special log file, that can be used for
> >      backup purposes:
>
> Will be in 7.1.
>
> >    - hard transactions: cutting the power to a PostgreSQL server
> >      may cause data loss and/or data corruption. Some databases use
> >      sophisticated techniques to ensure serialization of operation
> >      through journaling, redoing some of the transactions at
> >      bootup time if required.
>
> This is really the same as above in implementation.  So same answer.
>
> >    - the ability to synchronize two database servers, with only the
> >      changes being exchanged, live. Or the ability to have many
> >      servers in a load-balancing or data scattering pool.
>
> Something like this has recently been announced as add-on from PostgreSQL,
> Inc. (www.pgsql.com)  Haven't seen it used, though.
>
> >    - ability to have databases bigger than the host's maximum file size
>
> That has been available for quite a while.
>
> --
> Peter Eisentraut      peter_e@gmx.net       http://yi.org/peter-e/
>
>
>

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