Hi there, I guess many - if not most - here have tried pgcluster. For those who didn't, postgresql is pretty much the equivalent of pgcluster configured without load balancer or replicator, in read-write standalone mode. From a user point of view, that's three maximum additional configuration files, which can be basically set to those default values and distributed as is in standard (making installs/upgrades transparent to non-cluster environments). From a developer point of view, the pgcluster code is quite easy to take a hold on.
pgcluster still has quite a few pending issues, but it's good enough for many users. Integrating it as part of a standard postgresql distribution would likely not disrupt standard postgresql functionning, while giving it the replication features it lacks as is. It's also likely to accelerate its maturing by a more widespread adoption and as a result overcome most of its issues. If the idea of its integration in the main postgresql code is of any interest to the postgresql team, I'm willing to invest some effort on it. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
