On Mon, 2010-09-20 at 15:16 +0300, Heikki Linnakangas wrote: > On 20/09/10 12:17, Simon Riggs wrote: > > err... what is the difference between a timeout and stonith? > > STONITH ("Shoot The Other Node In The Head") means that the other node > is somehow disabled so that it won't unexpectedly come back alive. A > timeout means that the slave hasn't been seen for a while, but it might > reconnect just after the timeout has expired.
You've edited my reply to change the meaning of what was a rhetorical question, as well as completely ignoring the main point of my reply. Please respond to the main point: Following some thought and analysis, AFAICS there is no sensible use case that requires standby registration. -- Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training and Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers