Thread: Parallelizing PostgreSQL for Cluster
Hi! Is anyone looking at making postgreSQL scalable across a cluster of PCs? That is, we have postgreSQL exuting queries which can be parallelised across a cluster, either something along Informix's method of fragmenting the tables across multiple disks, or Oracle's method of using a shared disk (global file)architecture. It would be interesting to have PostrgreSQL sitting on a Beowulf cluster giving Informix XPS or Oracle OPS a run for their money :-) Thanks for any info. Laurence
One of the long-term projects that PostgreSQL, Inc is planning on working
on is exactly this, unless someone jumps at it before we get a chance
to...
On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, Laurence Liew wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Is anyone looking at making postgreSQL scalable across a cluster of PCs?
> That is, we have postgreSQL exuting queries which can be parallelised across
> a cluster, either something along Informix's method of fragmenting the
> tables across multiple disks, or Oracle's method of using a shared disk
> (global file)architecture.
>
> It would be interesting to have PostrgreSQL sitting on a Beowulf cluster
> giving Informix XPS or Oracle OPS a run for their money :-)
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Laurence
>
>
>
>
Marc G. Fournier ICQ#7615664 IRC Nick: Scrappy
Systems Administrator @ hub.org
primary: scrappy@hub.org secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org
On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, The Hermit Hacker wrote:
# One of the long-term projects that PostgreSQL, Inc is planning on
# working on is exactly this, unless someone jumps at it before we get a
# chance to...
It should be a trivial change, right? :)
# On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, Laurence Liew wrote:
#
# > Hi!
# >
# > Is anyone looking at making postgreSQL scalable across a cluster of PCs?
# > That is, we have postgreSQL exuting queries which can be parallelised across
# > a cluster, either something along Informix's method of fragmenting the
# > tables across multiple disks, or Oracle's method of using a shared disk
# > (global file)architecture.
# >
# > It would be interesting to have PostrgreSQL sitting on a Beowulf cluster
# > giving Informix XPS or Oracle OPS a run for their money :-)
# >
# > Thanks for any info.
# >
# > Laurence
# >
# >
# >
# >
#
# Marc G. Fournier ICQ#7615664 IRC Nick: Scrappy
# Systems Administrator @ hub.org
# primary: scrappy@hub.org secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org
#
#
#
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Dustin Sallings wrote:
>
> On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, The Hermit Hacker wrote:
>
> # One of the long-term projects that PostgreSQL, Inc is planning on
> # working on is exactly this, unless someone jumps at it before we get a
> # chance to...
>
> It should be a trivial change, right? :)
Will it make it into 6.5?
:)
>
> # On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, Laurence Liew wrote:
> #
> # > Hi!
> # >
> # > Is anyone looking at making postgreSQL scalable across a cluster of PCs?
> # > That is, we have postgreSQL exuting queries which can be parallelised across
> # > a cluster, either something along Informix's method of fragmenting the
> # > tables across multiple disks, or Oracle's method of using a shared disk
> # > (global file)architecture.
> # >
> # > It would be interesting to have PostrgreSQL sitting on a Beowulf cluster
> # > giving Informix XPS or Oracle OPS a run for their money :-)
> # >
> # > Thanks for any info.
> # >
> # > Laurence
> # >
> # >
> # >
> # >
> #
> # Marc G. Fournier ICQ#7615664 IRC Nick: Scrappy
> # Systems Administrator @ hub.org
> # primary: scrappy@hub.org secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org
> #
> #
> #
>
> --
> SA, beyond.com My girlfriend asked me which one I like better.
> pub 1024/3CAE01D5 1994/11/03 Dustin Sallings <dustin@spy.net>
> | Key fingerprint = 87 02 57 08 02 D0 DA D6 C8 0F 3E 65 51 98 D8 BE
> L_______________________ I hope the answer won't upset her. ____________