Re: Postgres on NAS/NFS

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Bryan Keller wrote:
> I am considering running a Postgres with the database hosted on a NAS
> via NFS. I have read a few things on the Web saying this is not
> recommended, as it will be slow and could potentially cause data
> corruption.
> 
> My goal is to have the database on a shared filesystem so in case of
> server failure, I can start up a standby Postgres server and point it
> to the same database. I would rather not use a SAN as I have heard
> horror stories about managing them. Also they are extremely expensive.
> A DAS would be another option, but I'm not sure if a DAS can be
> connected to two servers for server failover purposes.
> 
> Currently I am considering not using a shared filesystem and instead
> using replication between the two servers.
> 
> I am wondering what solutions have others used for my active-passive
> Postgres failover scenario? Is a NAS still not a recommended approach?
> Will a DAS work? Or is replication the best approach?

The last section of this documentation page talks about NFS usage:

	http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/creating-cluster.html

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