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From: jeffl@sybase.Sybase.COM (Jeff Lichtman)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: ingres files on a remotely mounted file system
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Date: 24 Dec 89 09:25:22 GMT
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> We would 
> like to install the Ingres files, as well as the data files in a remotely
> mounted file system.  Is this technically feasible?

This would be slow even if feasible.  You would be going across the network
for database reads and writes.  Do you want to pay that kind of performance
penalty?

BTW, I'm not saying it's unfeasible.  I believe it can be done rather easily
using Ingres.  I just don't think it's a good idea.
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