On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 03:19:17AM -0800, AnthonyV wrote: > Hello, > > I have a pg8.3 server (an 8.4 upgrade is scheduled) on Windows. I > would like an other pg server in backup in case of hardware problem > on my first server. > > I use read/write queries and I would like the second pg become > master This part can be done if you separate the read queries from the ones that write and/or must be current as of the most recent commit on the master. Slony works for doing a manual failover. > without any human intervention. This part is generally a very bad idea. What happens if there is a bug in the crash detection system? In broad generality, a sensor attached directly to an actuator is a booby trap, and this case is no exception. Cheers, David. -- David Fetter <david@xxxxxxxxxx> http://fetter.org/ Phone: +1 415 235 3778 AIM: dfetter666 Yahoo!: dfetter Skype: davidfetter XMPP: david.fetter@xxxxxxxxx iCal: webcal://www.tripit.com/feed/ical/people/david74/tripit.ics Remember to vote! Consider donating to Postgres: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
