Bill, > Any ideas of how I can cluster my database (around 800 GB > in size so even partial replication is not really practical)?
Um, raise $150,000 to pay for a clustering implementation? Various techniques of "shared memory clustering" have been tried with PostgreSQL, and none work. Neither does LinuxLabs "ClusGres", which is based on similar principles -- unfortunately. (at least, LL repeatedly postponed the demo they said they'd give me. I've yet to see anything working ...) Frankly, we're waiting for a well-funded corporation to jump in and decide they want PostgreSQL clustering. Database server clustering is a "big ticket item" requiring roughly 1,000 hours of programming and troubleshooting. As such, you're not likely to see it come out of the OSS community unaided. Oh, and FYI, MySQL's "clustering" doesn't work either. It requires your entire database to fit into available RAM .... -- Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
