Re: Replication options?

--- Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> Jeff Eckermann <jeff_eckermann(at)yahoo(dot)com> writes:
> > That probably won't impress your bosses. If you
> need
> > a track record, then erServer might be what you
> need.
> > erServer is a commercially produced product that
> was
> > (is still?) used by Afilias, the provider of
> registry
> > services for the .info and .org domains. That's
> > serious testing; very large databases and lots of
> > traffic.
>
> > Note that Afilias paid for the development of
> Slony-I;
>
> ... because they were quite unhappy with erServer
> ...
>
> Now erServer did work for them, but it required
> significant amounts of
> tuning and constant babysitting by the DBA. (If
> Andrew Sullivan is
> paying attention to this thread, he can offer lots
> of gory details.)
> I can also personally testify that getting erServer
> set up is a major
> pain in the rear. I haven't messed with Slony, but
> all reports are that
> it's a substantially better piece of code.
>
> regards, tom lane
>

Granted...
Liam's bosses want something with a history of
successful use in a serious production situation, and
erServer at least has that. Slony has been around for
too short a time to make that claim, yet.

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