[OpenIndiana-discuss] Backups and snapshots

[Magnus]

On Jun 10, 2011, at 4:22 PM, Gabriele Bulfon wrote:

> Is it safe to run postgres and mysql data over nfs?

Can't speak for Postgres, but Oracle likes MySQL on NFS (backed by ZFS).

http://blogs.oracle.com/dlutz/entry/mysql_on_sun_storage_7000 is somewhat informative. The 7000 series storage they are talking about is a Solaris machine with a SAS array attached and a web GUI sitting between it and the sysadmin.