Replication system components

Replication Server has an open architecture that allows you to build a replication system from existing systems and applications and add to it as your organization grows and changes.

Figure 1-1 is a simplified depiction of one replication system site in a WAN-based, distributed database system that uses Replication Server. The sections that follow describe each component.

Figure 1-1: Replication system

Figure 1-1 is a simplified depiction of one replication system site in a wan-based, distributed database system that uses Replication Server.  This simplified Replication system consists of a Replication Server, a data server, a Replication Agent and a client application.  The client application retrieves data from the data server and it also updates the data server. The Replication Server transfers transaction log information from the data server via a Replication Agent for distribution to other data servers via the lan or wan. The sections that follow describe each component.