Re: Postgres on NAS/NFS

On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Bryan Keller <bryanck(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> I am considering running a Postgres with the database hosted on a NAS via NFS. I have read a few things on the Web saying this is not recommended, as it will be slow and could potentially cause data corruption.
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> My goal is to have the database on a shared filesystem so in case of server failure, I can start up a standby Postgres server and point it to the same database. I would rather not use a SAN as I have heard horror stories about managing them. Also they are extremely expensive. A DAS would be another option, but I'm not sure if a DAS can be connected to two servers for server failover purposes.
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> Currently I am considering not using a shared filesystem and instead using replication between the two servers.
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> I am wondering what solutions have others used for my active-passive Postgres failover scenario? Is a NAS still not a recommended approach? Will a DAS work? Or is replication the best approach?

DAS will absolutely work. Just be careful to fence things properly so
that you don't end up with 2 servers trying to start the data
directory at the same time. It will lead to some pretty nasty
corruption.

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