Making the switch

StepsSwitching from the active to the standby database

  1. Disconnect client applications from the active database if they are still using it

  2. In Replication Server, switch the active and standby databases

  3. Restart client applications with the new active database

  4. Start RepAgent for the new active database

  5. Determine whether to drop the old active database or use it as the new standby database

The following sections contain the procedures for these tasks.