On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 20:03, Rafael 'Dido' Sevilla wrote: > Without a third server, this can be difficult. You'll need a clustering > database that does replication, simply copying data files onto a running > database usually spells disaster. A number of Free software solutions > exist (e.g. C-JDBC if you use Java, MySQL's and PostGreSQL's > replication, and so on), if you can't shell out the resources for a > third server to act as a NAS or money for a storage area network setup > (these can cost millions, I kid you not). >
Yaiks. And that's right, our budget is currently for a 2-server setup only. I'm checking out the pgsql replication project now. Just in case, what tool should I use if I do have a third server? > CODA is known to be unstable. I wouldn't use it in a production > environment just yet. Does this mean that rsync is the right tool for what I'm doing? At least for the replication of files other than the database. That was really big help. Thanks a lot, really! -- Joon ===================== For every mad scientist who's had a convenient thunderstorm just on the night his Great Work is finished and lying on the slab, there have been dozens who've sat around aimlessly under the peaceful stars while Igor clocks up the overtime. "Good Omens", Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
