Connections between Replication Servers and data servers

When you set the save_interval for a physical or logical connection between a Replication Server and a data server and database, you allow Replication Server to save transactions in the DSI queue. You can restore the backlogged transactions using the sysadmin restore_dsi_saved_segments command. Refer to the Replication Server Reference Manual for more information.

You can use these saved transactions to resynchronize a database after it has been loaded to a previous state from transaction dumps and database dumps.

For example, in Figure 7-1, if the replicate data server SYDNEY_DS that is connected to Replication Server SYDNEY_RS experiences a failure, it can obtain the messages saved in the DSI queue at SYDNEY_RS to resynchronize the replicate database after it has been restored.

You can also use the save_interval for setting up a warm standby of a database that holds some replicate data or one that receives applied functions.