A distributor (DIST) thread reads transactions from the inbound queue and writes replicated transactions into the outbound queue. A DIST thread is created when the Replication Server connects to the primary database, and can be suspended or resumed manually, or through a Replication Server configuration. Resuming and suspending a DIST thread modifies the DIST status of the thread.
Replication Server records the DIST status of a distributor thread in the Replication Server rs_databases system table in the RSSD. The record in rs_databases allows the DIST thread to retain its status even after the Replication Server is shut down.
See “rs_databases,” in Chapter 8 “Replication Server System Tables” in the Replication Server Reference Manual.
