Jan Wieck wrote:If you don't know the answers to that, I assume it isn't that easy as people try to make believe. And in case the answer is "that is not possible but ...", then you better think again what you want that replication setup for.
Although I agree with your points (especially having set up contrib/dbmirror in the past, and anticipating Slony all the more because of that experience), I would like to point out that failover/high-availability is not the only reason to set up replication. Lots of people just want the ability to load balance between several servers.
Exactly. And as you have correctly read between the lines, my real point is that people are looking at replication from different points of view and that everyone sees a different benefit from it, or a different set of problems solved by it. And because of that, a statement like "the ease of setting up replication" is a marketing phrase that has no value.
Jan
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