On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 10:23 +0000, Andy Shellam wrote: > Then you would have to find a method of telling the script > that you wish to bring the database up and it will exit and allow PGSQL to > come up at the current state with the latest data. > Replication sounds like a better option If you want auto failover, then you will need a package that detects that accurately and can initiate any required actions, whatever method you choose of keeping multiple systems in sync. IMHO auto failover needs *extensive* testing and failure analysis to make it more robust and practically useful than manual failover, so is not quite the magic bullet it may appear. Best Regards, Simon Riggs
