One the features of Data Services Manager (DSM) that stood out for me was how it could very easily make a standalone database highly available. With just a single click, users can deploy the necessary monitoring VMs (in the case of PostgreSQL, a PG_Monitor) and additional Read Only Replicas. In this post, I will show how to create a highly available database using DSM. I  will highlight some of the requirements, and also some of what is taking place under the covers while the HA operation is in progress. Requirements Let’s begin by outline some of the requirements. The main…