You can also use WAL log shipping; there's been recent discussion about that on -admin. BTW, I'm seeing duplicated emails from you... On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 08:31:09PM -0500, Doug McNaught wrote: > Allen Fair <dba@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > Our databases can get large and we want to find the best way to plan for > > when a database outgrows its current server. > > > > How about a replication scheme and cutover? If so, is there a preferred > > replication package to support this? > > Slony-I was designed for this scenario (among others) and is actively > developed. There are also other replication solutions, some of them > proprietary. > > -Doug > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461