Re: postgresql scalability, active-active cluster

On Sun, Jan 21, 2007 at 06:55:56AM -0800, brian stone wrote:
> Are there any built in tools or 3rd party tools for distributing a postgresql database?  I need an active active
configuration;master-master with fail over.  The project I am working needs to support a very large number of
transactionsa second. It will eventually require a main frame, or some absurd hardware.  It makes much more sense to
considera clustered configuration.  DB requests come in from a row of application servers.  It would be nice if these
requestscould be distributed. 

Take a look at Postgres-R or Continuent (which is commercial, but they
have an open-source version).
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