> -----Original Message----- > From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-general- > owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Guy Rouillier > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 1:33 AM > To: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [GENERAL] does postgresql works on distributed systems? > > Roberts, Jon wrote: > >> He's talking about having the raw database files on a file server (eg > >> SMB share). DB's like firebird and sqlite can handle this way of > >> accessing the data using the embedded engines. > > > > Active-active, multiple server databases are either a shared nothing or > > a shared disk system. Oracle, for instance is a shared disk system > > where multiple database instances can connect to the same underlying > > disk. > > I'm not sure the point you are making. We have all our Oracle databases > stored on a NetApp, so I think this is the kind of configuration you are > discussing. No, I'm speaking of Oracle RAC where multiple database instances share the same raw disk. Jon
