Resynchronizing Directly from a Primary Database

Resynchronize a replicate database from a primary database.

Stop replication processing by Replication Agent. Do not alter the truncation point. In Replication Agent, execute:
```
suspend
```
Suspend the Replication Server DSI connection to the replicate database:
```
suspend connection to dataserver.database
```
Instruct Replication Server to remove data from the replicate database outbound queue and wait for a resync marker from the primary database Replication Agent:
```
resume connection to data_server.database skip to 
resync marker
```
If the truncation point has not been moved, proceed to step 5. Otherwise, reinitialize the Replication Agent repository before you obtain a dump of the primary database contents. In the Replication Agent, execute:
```
ra_init force
go
```
Obtain a dump of the primary database contents following the instructions in your database documentation. If you use the Recovery Manager (RMAN) for Oracle, use the Oracle list backup command to obtain the last System Change Number (SCN) of the RMAN backup. Then, in Replication Agent, set this SCN as the value of lr_dump_marker:
```
lr_dump_marker oracle scn
```
Start your Replication Agent in resync mode and send a resync marker to Replication Server:
```
resume resync
go
```
In the Replication Server system log, verify that DSI has received and accepted the resync marker from Replication Agent by looking for this message:
```
DSI for data_server.database received and processed
Resync Database Marker. Waiting for Dump Marker.
```
After DSI processes the resync marker for the replicate database, you can apply the dump to the replicate database.

Note: If you are resynchronizing multiple databases, verify that the DSI connection for each database you are resynchronizing has accepted the resync marker.
Apply the dump of the primary database to the replicate database following the instructions in your database documentation.
Verify that Replication Server has processed the dump database marker by looking for this message in the Replication Server system log:
```
DSI for data_server.database received and processed
Dump Marker. DSI is now suspended. Resume after database has been reloaded.
```
When Replication Server receives the dump marker, the DSI connection automatically suspends.
After you apply the dump to the replicate database, resume DSI using:
```
resume connection to data_server.database
```