Hi, On Tue, 2012-03-20 at 15:26 -0400, Gary Webster wrote: > The best I've found is here: > http://wiki.postgresql.org/images/5/58/06.5_-_Devrim_Gunduz_-_PostgreSQLClusteringWithRedHatClusterSuite--LT.pdf > but, it doesn't go into setup details. http://www.gunduz.org/download.php?dlid=190 has a newer version (still not that detailed, but much better) > I have a few questions/issues, but figure I will attack it piecemeal, in > chronological order. > > RHCS is handling the fencing. > I have installed postgres on the local drive of the primary, with pgdata on > the shared drive. > I am generally using the EnterpriseDB install package for v9.1.3 . > > So, first, just how to install postgres on the secondary? Just install the binaries -- don't initdb, and then use the shared disk as the $PGDATA. RHCS will mount the shared filesystem to only one server, and that one will use the $PGDATa. > 1) If I leave it as secondary (non-active), it can't see the shared drive. > Is this correct/OK ? It *can* see, but it does not see (or it should not see) and it *cannot* use. > If so, it will create its own pgdata locally, which is later ignored? > > or > > 2) Do I make it primary, then point its pgdata to the already existing > data during install ?!? See above. Regards, -- Devrim GÜNDÜZ Principal Systems Engineer @ EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com PostgreSQL Danışmanı/Consultant, Red Hat Certified Engineer Community: devrim~PostgreSQL.org, devrim.gunduz~linux.org.tr http://www.gunduz.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/devrimgunduz
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