On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 02:17:28PM -0400, Robert Treat wrote: > Can you elaborate on "your purposes"? Do they fall into the > "XA-compatibility" bit or the "Robustness in the face of network > failure"?
Yes. I don't think that 2PC is a solution for robustness in face of network failure. It's too slow, to begin with. Some sort of multi-master system is very desirable for network failures, &c., but I don't think anybody does active/hot standby with 2PC any more; the performance is too bad. I'm interested in the ability to use it for XA(ish) compatibility and heterogenous database support. Arguments with people-who-think-Gartner-reports-are-good-guides-for-what-to-do would be a lot easier if I had that, to begin with. A -- ---- Andrew Sullivan 204-4141 Yonge Street Afilias Canada Toronto, Ontario Canada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> M2P 2A8 +1 416 646 3304 x110 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org