Re: PostgreSQL server embedded in NAS firmware?

[Andrew Barnham <andrew.barnham@xxxxxxxxx>]

Scratch that. An immediate show stopping pitfall occurs to me: the necessity to match CPU/OS Architecture between primary server and replicate target.  Doubtful that there are any consumer NAS products out there running linux on 64bit/intel

On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 8:23 AM, Andrew Barnham <andrew.barnham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi

I currently run a modest streaming replication target on a cheap, single disk ASUS media center; replicating a 100GB PG database.

I want to add RAID via a consumer grade NAS device.

As far as I can tell consumer grade NAS devices these days appear to be fairly rich & flexible embedded lniux/freebsd systems.

Has anyone had any experience with running postgresql on the NAS device itself?  Which products?  Any traps or pitfalls or integrity concerns about such an arrangement?

Andrew