Release 10.1B: Progress Fathom Replication
User Guide


Choosing the implementation method

You can choose between two implementations of Fathom Replication: default implementation or deferred agent startup implementation.

The default implementation requires that the Fathom Replication agents start before the connection time-out expires. Also, the default configuration of Fathom Replication does not allow source and target database activity until both the Fathom Replication server and agents have completed their startup and initialization phases.

The deferred agent startup implementation allows the source database and the Fathom Replication server to start without connecting to an agent. This implementation is useful if you need to create a target database from an online backup of the source database. The advantage is that you can get your source database up and running much sooner.

Keep in mind that if the database is large and backups are time consuming, you may want to consider deferred agent startup rather than the default implementation. Deferred agent startup allows online backups, which will minimize the downtime of the database. For more information, see the "Using the deferred agent startup implementation" section and the "Setting up the source database (online backup)" section.


Copyright © 2006 Progress Software Corporation
www.progress.com
Voice: (781) 280-4000
Fax: (781) 280-4095