Re: does postgresql works on distributed systems? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Scott Marlowe
Subject Re: does postgresql works on distributed systems?
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In response to Re: does postgresql works on distributed systems?  (Guy Rouillier <guyr-ml1@burntmail.com>)
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On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 12:32 AM, Guy Rouillier <guyr-ml1@burntmail.com> wrote:
> 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

He's talking about RAC

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